Hire an electronics assembler in Greater Montreal
An electronics assembler is hired on a skill a resume shows poorly: the quality of a hand-made solder joint. This page gives a job description to copy, the requirements that hold in Quebec, where the trade is not regulated, and eight interview questions that separate an assembler who solders from one who has mostly done mechanical assembly.
Job description to copy
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Electronics assembler
Location: [city], Greater Montreal · Schedule: [day / evening / night], [number] h per week
Pay: [to be set] (benchmark: median $22.72/h in Quebec, $21.53/h in Montreal (Job Bank))
Responsibilities
- Hand-solder components onto printed circuit boards, both through-hole and surface mount
- Build sub-assemblies according to the shop’s assembly instructions and jigs
- Assemble microcircuits under a microscope and clean boards after soldering according to shop procedure
- Rework, desolder and repair boards returned by inspection
- Set up and monitor placement, inserting or wave soldering machines
- Apply protective coating to boards and enclose products in their housings
- Run the required functional tests and record the results
- Follow electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and cleanliness rules
- Report a missing component, a non-conforming board or a machine drifting out of spec without delay
- Keep the workstation clean and store components by part number
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience hand-soldering electronic components
- Near vision and fine dexterity, including under a microscope
- Attention to detail and a concern for quality, two abilities Nova Formation looks for in applicants to its electronics assembly program
- Ability to follow an assembly instruction to the letter and report a discrepancy
- Knowledge of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection rules
- Availability for the posted shift
Assets
- DEP Montage de câbles et de circuits (5384) or AEP Montage de panneaux de contrôle (4261), or their English versions
- Certificat de qualification professionnelle (occupational qualification certificate) for electronics assemblers
- IPC-A-610 certification
- Experience with surface mount components and lead-free soldering
- Up-to-date WHMIS (SIMDUT) training
- Working English if assembly instructions are written in English
What we offer
[benefits, insurance, shift premiums, training]
Electronics assembler pay benchmark
| Region | Median | Offered in postings |
|---|---|---|
| All of Quebec | $22.72/h | — |
| Montérégie | $23.82/h | $22 (17) |
| Montréal | $21.53/h | — |
| Laval | $21.94/h | — |
| Lanaudière | $24.75/h | — |
| Laurentides | $23.39/h | — |
Median published by Job Bank (NOC 94201) and median offered in job postings (6 months, February to August 2026); in brackets, the number of hourly postings.
Eight interview questions
- What kinds of components have you hand-soldered, and what is the smallest part you have placed?
- How do you tell a good solder joint from one that needs rework?
- How do you remove a surface mount component without damaging the board?
- What precautions do you take against electrostatic discharge before touching a board?
- Tell me about a time the assembly instruction did not match the board in front of you. What did you do?
- Have you worked on a placement or wave soldering machine? What did you monitor on it?
- Have you been trained on an acceptability standard such as IPC-A-610? By whom, and what do you remember from it?
- Would you agree to a short hands-on soldering test during the interview?
Timelines and difficulties
State the type of assembly in the posting — through-hole, surface mount, cable harnesses — and the shift, so that applications match the job. The number of candidates is not the main obstacle: the Job Bank rates the outlook as “Limited” in most Greater Montreal regions and notes that several experienced workers are looking for work in this occupation. The difficulty is verifying skill. On a resume, “assembler” covers mechanical assembly as much as fine soldering, and since the trade is not regulated, no card settles the question. A short hands-on soldering test lets you check it. Second trap: the DEP Montage de câbles et de circuits is geared toward cable harnesses and aerospace, according to Inforoute FPT; a graduate has not necessarily soldered surface mount components. If the pool falls short, the workplace apprenticeship program lets you train in-house: you need a journeyperson with at least five years in the trade, who can supervise up to two apprentices, and at least two and a half years for someone with no experience. For an assembler already on your staff with at least three years of full-time work in the trade, workforce skills recognition leads to the same certificate without going back to school; Élexpertise and Qualifications Québec explain the process.
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