
Drilling Technician (3rd Shift)
South Plainfield, NJFull-time$15.92/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Drilling Technician sets up and operates numerical control drilling machines to drill holes in printed circuit boards according to specifications. The role includes loading programs and PCB panels, reviewing blueprints and work orders, maintaining drill bits, monitoring hole quality, performing inspections, troubleshooting equipment, and supporting production flow and process improvements.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Compensation
$15.92 / Hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Shift
First Shift (Day)
Job Description
Job Description:
AIS, a member company of Advantest America, Inc., is wholly owned by Advantest Corporation (a Tokyo Stock Exchange listed company). For over 50 years, R&D Circuits has been a leader in the printed circuit board industry.
Primary Responsibilities:
Set up and operate numerical control drilling machines to drill holes into printed circuit boards (PCBs) according to specifications.
Load program files containing the necessary commands into the machine or enter commands to retrieve programmed control data.
Review setup instructions, blueprints, and work orders to determine drilling requirements and machine settings.
Load and unload PCB panels onto the drilling machines, ensuring proper alignment and secure placement.
Maintain drill bits by replacing any worn or damaged ones to ensure optimal performance and hole quality.
Monitor the drilling process to ensure the quality of the holes being drilled.
Perform quality control checks using measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, and gauges.
Troubleshoot and resolve minor issues with drilling equipment or processes.
Regularly clean and maintain drilling equipment.
Adhere to safety protocols and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
Collaborate with team members to ensure efficient production flow.
Keep detailed records of production output, machine settings, and quality inspection results. Contribute to process improvements by identifying opportunities to boost efficiency and minimize defects.
Support crosstraining efforts and carry out other tasks assigned by the supervisor to meet production needs.
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
8307
Job Type
Full Time
How this job compares
Set against the 1,090 open Machine Operator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$15.92/hr
- US median$21–24/hr613 hourly ranges
This rate, $15.92/hr, is 29% below the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Machine Operator hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 15 open Machine Operator jobs in New Jersey and 1,090 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Machine Operator postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (366 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 553 of the 1,090 open Machine Operator jobs (51%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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