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Senior Shift Equipment Engineer

United Kingdom - Towcester NorthamptonshireFull-time2026-08-18 → 2026-11-11

Core

Provide equipment engineering support for semiconductor wafer fab production, including fault finding, repair, preventative maintenance, and driving improvement initiatives to maximize uptime and OEE.

Role type

Senior Shift Equipment Engineer (Semiconductor Manufacturing)

Builds

Semiconductor optical and photonic components for telecom, enterprise, and data center networks

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Wafer Fab

Required skills

Semiconductor equipment repair and preventative maintenance, Hazardous chemical handling and SCBA use, Team leadership and mentoring, Supplier and external contractor management, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) implementation, Project management (8-step format), Cleanroom operations, Inventory and spare parts management

Preferred skills

Experience with ASML, Trikon/SPTS, OiPT, Palomar, Temscal, Leybold, Leica, SemiTool equipment

Technologies

MES (PROMIS), Microsoft Office suite

Responsibilities

Repair and perform preventative maintenance on specialist semiconductor processing equipment, Oversee chemical, gases, and spare parts control, Instruct and mentor equipment technicians and junior engineers, Liaise with equipment suppliers and service providers, Develop preventative maintenance strategies to maximize OEE, Drive Total Productive Maintenance practices, Define and monitor key improvement projects, Produce monthly equipment performance reports, Represent the group at production and scrap meetings, Manage spare parts inventory with supply chain, Adhere to site safety and environmental procedures, Support site emergency response function, Provide shift cover as required

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities