Sonic is growing steadily and is looking for talented people to join our team. Browse through our website to learn more about our company culture and values.

Company Culture

At Sonic we strive to establish strong, long-term business relationships with our customers through consistent performance, superior technical support, exceptional customer service, and continuous improvement. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of excellence in providing innovative ideas and high-technology solutions to better serve the needs of our customers.

The Sonic culture is focused on building a company that promotes the value of its employees and their contributions, therefore creating and fostering a healthy and positive work environment. As your “trusted partner of choice,” Sonic strives to make a difference in everything we do from enhancing our work processes, raising productivity, building a strong oganizatonal structure and developing partnerships. Sonic is here to help you achieve success in your business.

Positive Work Environment

Sonic provides a positive work environment that fosters open communication, team commitment, focus, and execution. We show appreciation for the good work and commitment of our employees. Sonic believes in sharing in the success of the company by providing bonuses in acknowledgment of extraordinary efforts, achievements, or actions on the part of our employees at every level. The company offers an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) to all eligible employees. Each and every employee at Sonic is an important part of the team and a proud owner of our company. We share in each other’s accomplishment and growth, and the ultimate success this brings.

Support for Our Community

Sonic and its employees are proud to participate in community efforts that contribute to the welfare of society as a whole. We participate in activities serving the Alameda County Community Food Bank Drive and the City of Fremont Symphony. We look forward to building more partnerships with various organizations that serve the needs of low-income families and individuals in need who are members of our community.

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Opportunities at Sonic Manufacturing Technologies

Please browse through our open positions and use one of the following 2 options to apply:

• • Email your resume to: hr@sonicmfg.com
• • Fax your resume to 510-492-0909 attention Norma or Gracie

Open Positions

Positions: Surface Mount Operators, QC Inspectors, 2nd Operation Assemblers

Qualifications: Must have at least 2 years experience

Positions available for Day and Swing Shifts, full-time regular or temporary.

Salary: DOE

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Position: Purchasing Buyer

Position Description: Procure manufacturing materials directly from MRP systems in support of time-critical manufacturing operations.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Analyze MRP Data & resolve concerns over completeness and accuracy
• Work directly from MRP data in placing purchase orders and changes with suppliers
• Use highly automated procurement tools to increase speed, productivity and accuracy
• Expertly use Excel, including database exports and spreadsheet exchanges with suppliers
• Selecting suppliers that meet price, quality and delivery requirements
• Negotiate and resolve business issues; including cost, invoices and MRB/RTV
• Work within financial authority and authorization policies
• Maintain timeliness and accuracy of data records such as cost, lead time, delivery and status
• Meet the objectives for the dept. in the timeliness & volume of orders placed and managed
• Intelligently resolving problems in support of meeting factory schedules and customer deliveries
• Appraise management of significant changes and risk to production schedules
• Perform other responsibilities as required

Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Business or equivalent job experience.
• 3+ years experience as a Buyer, Planner or Scheduler in a manufacturing and/or R&D environment
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and the initiative to make things happen.
• Experience in working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP/MRP) applications; including time-phased requirements and gross-to net-calculations
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Word.
• Working knowledge of the APICS body of knowledge. APICS certification is a plus
• Personal initiative and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work well with other functional groups and at all levels in the organization as required in a team orientated culture.
• Willingness to candidly address problems and mistakes that will have an effect on the factory and/or customer commitments.