Lead Equipment Technician

Job Description

Salary: £39K-£41,5K + 40% shift allowanceAbout the role

• The day to day maintenance of manufacturing systems
• Continual improvement of reliability and performance of systems and equipment
• Proactive involvement in the support of MOCVD process improvement and problem solving
• To provide site wide engineering and maintenance support to be carried out on manufacturing systems
• Provide an organic shift training, mentor, coaching capability for junior members of the shift and provide necessary feedback to enable the engineering competence growth of the shift.
• Provide technical guidance to all Equipment shift employees and act as the shift point of contact for Process Engineers and Manufacturing employees on all equipment issues.
• To provide medium and long term planned preventive maintenance function and record keeping
• To act as a competent person in all activities carried out in the area for which you are responsible
• To monitor reactor performance and identify problems and establish and implement lasting solutions to those problems
• To liaise with line manager or equipment specialist on a regular basis to determine current priorities
• Organise, allocate and control resources within own area of responsibility. Lead and direct the Infrastructure Maintenance team to achieve business and functional objectives and meet key performance measures.
• Monitor shift performance against the plan and derive remedial actions and escalate when necessary.
• To pursue personal objective decided at appraisal and maintain a list of to do jobs that may be undertaken in any period of slack during shift, also ensuring all work carried out are documented on ROMS
• Ensure cycle time achievement on all planned maintenance events is delivered within set defined times
• Ability to drive root cause fix for unplanned events through structured problem-solving methods and accurate completion of incident reports.
• Ability to manage low level disciplinary issues and when to escalate
• To pursue personal objective decided at appraisal and maintain a list of to do jobs that may be undertaken in any period of slack during shift, also ensuring all work carried out are documented on CMMS
• Adhering too, and ensuring all subordinates comply with all internal safety, HR, environmental and quality guidelines and procedures.

About you

• HNC/HND/Degree in an engineering discipline is desirable
• Experience of semiconductor processing in III/V or silicon fabrication
• Mechanical / Electrical / Electronic aptitude and experience
• Ability to problem solve and fault find across various engineering disciplines
• Able to prioritise effectively, make decisions and take decisive actions quickly under pressure
• Excellent attitude to H&S
• Excellent attention to detail

Why should you join us All our employees benefit from:

• Long Term Incentive Plans (LTIPs)
• Professional Development and career pathways
• Bonus plansquarterly or annual (role dependent)
• Market competitive base salaries reviewed bi-annually
• Attractive pension plans
• Income protection - Permanent Health Insurance (PHI)
• Long service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working (role dependent)
• Values-based recognition awards
• Health Cash Plan includes discounts with high street brands
• Cycle to work plan (includes E-bikes)
• Employee Assistance Programme (Free family, legal, financial and counselling support 24/7 Access to second medical opinion and unlimited access to a remote GP)
• Life assurance 4x salary