About the role
**Location:**Waterloo, ON, CA, N2V 2K1
Business Unit: Creaform
Posting Date: Oct 27, 2025
Job Description:
This is a multi-functional role that includes but is not limited to inspection, assembly, testing and repair of mechanical, optical and electronic components, sub-assemblies.
Responsibilities:
Functions of the Assembly Technician will include, but not be limited to:
Assembly
- Adhere to work orders and work instructions
- Preparatory work, including tools, fixtures, test equipment
- Produce subassemblies to specification and test measures
- Testing and troubleshooting of components, assemblies and products
- Inspection and repair of components, sub-assemblies and products
Administration
- Complete all checklists/records/reports as required for traceability
- CRM reporting
- ERP reporting
- Quality Audit checklists
Logistics
- Assist with the receiving and put away of all incoming materials
- Assist with packaging of products and systems
Requirements:
-
Grade 12 minimum, preferred diploma in Electronics / Electromechanical / Optics technology.
-
Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
-
Ability to interpret assembly procedures, wiring diagrams and drawings.
-
Ability to document and record test results and report daily labor and material consumptions.
-
Demonstrated ability to use tools, fixtures, and test equipment.
-
Ability to lift 40 lbs occasionally, to shoulder height.
-
Safety conscious.
-
Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills.
-
Self-motivated, ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Virtek encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request. Should you need an accomodation at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us at 519-746-7190 ext. 202.
Virtek Vision international is a high technology company based in Waterloo, Ontario. We are the world’s leader in providing laser and vision-based projection and inspection solutions. Virtek has a dominant product position in the aerospace, prefabricated construction and industrial fabrication markets.
Virtek’s solutions support manufacturers world-wide in a variety of specialized industries to assist with assembly processes. Our solutions project laser light onto a 3D work surface with high accuracy, speed, and precision for applications such as composite fiber ply layup, paint masking, placement of components or materials, quality inspection and reverse engineering.
For more information, please visit http://www.virtekvision.com or https://www.youtube.com/user/virtekvision
In 2024, Virtek was acquired by AMETEK, Inc., a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.
AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.
About AMETEK
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annualized sales over $7.0 billion.
AMETEK is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions with approximately 21,000 colleagues across our global network of operating, sales, service, and support locations in 35 countries around the world. Our mission is to solve our customers' most complex challenges with differentiated technology solutions.
The AMETEK Growth Model is embedded within our culture and is made up of our four growth strategies – Operational Excellence, New Product Development, Global and Market Expansion, and Strategic Acquisitions. These growth strategies are complemented by a disciplined focus on cash generation, capital deployment, and talent development. Each element of our Growth Model reinforces the others, creating a powerful and scalable platform to drive long-term, sustainable growth.
AMETEK consists of two operating groups, both with highly differentiated technology and leading positions in niche markets:
• Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) – a leader in the design and manufacturing of advanced analytical, test and measurement instrumentation for aerospace, medical, power, energy, research and industrial markets.
• Electromechanical Group (EMG) – a leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered medical components and devices, automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals and electrical interconnects.
About the role
**Location:**Waterloo, ON, CA, N2V 2K1
Business Unit: Creaform
Posting Date: Oct 27, 2025
Job Description:
This is a multi-functional role that includes but is not limited to inspection, assembly, testing and repair of mechanical, optical and electronic components, sub-assemblies.
Responsibilities:
Functions of the Assembly Technician will include, but not be limited to:
Assembly
- Adhere to work orders and work instructions
- Preparatory work, including tools, fixtures, test equipment
- Produce subassemblies to specification and test measures
- Testing and troubleshooting of components, assemblies and products
- Inspection and repair of components, sub-assemblies and products
Administration
- Complete all checklists/records/reports as required for traceability
- CRM reporting
- ERP reporting
- Quality Audit checklists
Logistics
- Assist with the receiving and put away of all incoming materials
- Assist with packaging of products and systems
Requirements:
-
Grade 12 minimum, preferred diploma in Electronics / Electromechanical / Optics technology.
-
Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
-
Ability to interpret assembly procedures, wiring diagrams and drawings.
-
Ability to document and record test results and report daily labor and material consumptions.
-
Demonstrated ability to use tools, fixtures, and test equipment.
-
Ability to lift 40 lbs occasionally, to shoulder height.
-
Safety conscious.
-
Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills.
-
Self-motivated, ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Virtek encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request. Should you need an accomodation at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us at 519-746-7190 ext. 202.
Virtek Vision international is a high technology company based in Waterloo, Ontario. We are the world’s leader in providing laser and vision-based projection and inspection solutions. Virtek has a dominant product position in the aerospace, prefabricated construction and industrial fabrication markets.
Virtek’s solutions support manufacturers world-wide in a variety of specialized industries to assist with assembly processes. Our solutions project laser light onto a 3D work surface with high accuracy, speed, and precision for applications such as composite fiber ply layup, paint masking, placement of components or materials, quality inspection and reverse engineering.
For more information, please visit http://www.virtekvision.com or https://www.youtube.com/user/virtekvision
In 2024, Virtek was acquired by AMETEK, Inc., a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.
AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.
About AMETEK
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annualized sales over $7.0 billion.
AMETEK is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions with approximately 21,000 colleagues across our global network of operating, sales, service, and support locations in 35 countries around the world. Our mission is to solve our customers' most complex challenges with differentiated technology solutions.
The AMETEK Growth Model is embedded within our culture and is made up of our four growth strategies – Operational Excellence, New Product Development, Global and Market Expansion, and Strategic Acquisitions. These growth strategies are complemented by a disciplined focus on cash generation, capital deployment, and talent development. Each element of our Growth Model reinforces the others, creating a powerful and scalable platform to drive long-term, sustainable growth.
AMETEK consists of two operating groups, both with highly differentiated technology and leading positions in niche markets:
• Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) – a leader in the design and manufacturing of advanced analytical, test and measurement instrumentation for aerospace, medical, power, energy, research and industrial markets.
• Electromechanical Group (EMG) – a leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered medical components and devices, automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals and electrical interconnects.