Senior Equipment Engineer
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Location: Northampton
Shift: Week 1 (6am – 2pm) Week 2 (2pm -10pm)
Responsibilities:
- Repair and preventative maintenance (PMs) of specialist semiconductor processing equipment, including any preparation work and routine cleans.
- Oversee chemical, gases and spare parts control, chemical fills and waste management.
- Instruct and mentor equipment technicians and junior equipment engineers in various aspects of equipment engineering.
- Liaison with equipment and spares suppliers and specialist service providers (including the supervision of external contractors and field service engineers).
- Develop and deliver preventative maintenance strategies to maximise equipment utilization, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) and up-time.
- Ensure that that team members are motivated towards achieving objectives of the group, and ensuring objectives are clearly communicated to them where necessary.
- Ensure cross training of Equipment Technicians and Engineers in order to meet engineering and manufacturing requirements.
- Responsible for driving Total Productive Maintenance practices within the Engineering group.
- Define, allocate and to monitor the progress of key improvement projects in an 8-step format and to ensure that these are completed in a timely manner.
- Responsible for producing monthly reports detailing equipment performance, status of key improvement projects and metrics which will be circulated to the Engineering Management team.
- Responsible for representing the group at production, planning and scrap meetings.
- Work with supply chain to add the Wafer Fab Equipment spare parts inventory into stores and help manage stock levels and critical spares.
- Adhere to all site safety and environmental procedures.
- Support of site emergency response function.
- Provide shift cover as required.
Requirements:
- At least 5 years' experience within a semiconductor manufacturing environment.
- Ability to follow documented procedures without close supervision.
- Ability to document procedures, including experience of generating new work instructions, risk assessments and method statements.
- Good time-management and organizational skills.
- Computer literate with the ability to use the Microsoft Office suite of applications.
- Experience of working in a team and managing stakeholders.
- Experienced in the maintenance and repair of Semiconductor manufacturing equipment including, but not limited to the following vendors: ASML, Trikon/SPTS, OiPT, Palomar, Temscal, Leybold, Leica, SemiTool. xohmjla
- An HNC/HND or Degree in an engineering discipline (or equivalent) and/or 10 years of directly related experience.
Senior Equipment Engineer in Kingsthorpe employer: microTECH Global LTD
Our company is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Hampshire that fosters innovation and collaboration among talented engineers. We prioritise employee growth through continuous learning opportunities and provide a supportive culture that values creativity and teamwork, making it an ideal place for professionals looking to make a meaningful impact in the field of analogue IC design.
