Medical assembly job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Medical assembly in details. A complete job description concludes Medical assembly key duties/responsibilities, Medical assembly job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Medical assembly duties:

1. A positive attitude and ability to work on a team.
2. Previous experience in medical, optical assembly, or similar FDA regulated environment.
3. Must be able to follow SOPs, as well as verbal and written instructions.
4. Day Shifts Full time only starting at 5AM (8-10 hours per day).
5. Our lines are STANDING ONLY
6. All positions require a high sense of quality with the ability to do repetitive work.
7. All candidates must be able to complete a full criminal background check, drug screen, employment history, and education and income verification.
8. Cleaning Parts
9. Laser Welding
10. Adhesive Placement
11. Drilling
12. Quality Assurance
13. Quality Control
14. Testing

II. List of Medical assembly qualifications

1. Any experience in Medical Device Assembly is strongly preferred 
2. At this time Circuit Board assembly experience is not the target experience, if your most recent experience is in Circuit Board Assembly you will not be called for an interview.
3. MUST HAVE 1+ YEARS OF RECENT MICROSCOPE EXPERIENCE
4. MUST have Strong English language abilities to read and write
5. Sanding, drilling, and small piece assembly work
6. Ability to follow written instructions and blueprints
7. Clean room exp is a plus
8. Clean criminal background and reliable transportation is required
9. Ability to work under a microscope on a daily basis.
10. Position requires a candidate that has strong hand-eye coordination.
11. Microscope experience
12. Inspection tool experience
13. Ability to pass a drug/background check
14. No schedule conflicts: i.e. vacation, school
15. Ability to read and follow work instructions
16. Ability to pass all necessary testing
17. Hardworking and driven individuals only!

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.