Assembly Technician / Metal Finisher in Newport

Company Overview: The SPTS division of KLA designs, manufactures and markets wafer processing solutions for the global semiconductor and related industries. SPTS provides industry leading etch and deposition process technologies on a range of single wafer handling platforms. End-market applications include micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), advanced packaging, LED, high speed RF device IC’s and power semiconductors.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications: Assembly Technicians / Metal Finishers are core to KLA’s technology. Although there is currently no opening, we are always building our Assembly Technician / Metal Finisher talent community and are interested in learning about your background.

Our Assembly Fitter / Metal Finishers are part of a team that ensures we meet the required quality standard across the full range of our SPTS single-wafer products, helping the company meet our customers’ requirements and expectations. You’ll be working in our high performing manufacturing team to assemble our complex processing equipment.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to establish a career in a fast-growing, award-winning company with a clearly defined career development path.

Working hours: Monday - Friday 6am-2pm (week 1) and 2pm-10pm (week 2).

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Detailed metal work and finishing.
• Repairing, modifying and trialing new parts and products.
• Polishing and rework of defective parts.
• Providing high quality assembly expertise and knowledge of manufacturing methods.
• Assembling a wide variety of electro-mechanical sub-assemblies.
• Carrying out vacuum leak checking of finished product to the highest standard.
• Following standard operation procedures (SOP’s) to ensure quality assurance and carry out the associated checks with meticulous record keeping.
• Working with quality and production engineering teams to ensure continuous improvement of workplace.
• Maintaining safety and standard operating procedures, ensuring safe working practices always, and adhering to any department processes, rules, and regulations.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. For this role, we are looking for someone who:

• Has proven mechanical experience in a similar role/environment such as tool making/machining.
• Experience of making, modifying, and repairing parts using lathes, grinders and drilling machines.
• Successful completion of a mechanical based apprenticeship in a hands-on engineering trade.
• Can commit to timescales and targets with excellent time management.
• Has the ability to use their own initiative.
• Demonstrates strong communication skills – you’ll enjoy establishing and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues in your own and wider team.
• Can demonstrate good attention to detail to maintain our high level of production standards and efficiency.
• Has good analytical skills with a logical approach to problem solving.
• Is confident in reading technical diagrams.

What we will offer you? Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays), share scheme, contributory pension scheme, cash health plan, cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan, rewards scheme, life assurance and generous shift allowance.

Minimum Qualifications: We offer a competitive, family-friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees. KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.