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Senior Shift Equipment Engineer

United Kingdom - Towcester Northamptonshire💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Provide equipment engineering support for semiconductor wafer fab production, including fault finding, repair, and preventative maintenance of specialist processing tools.

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 / Optical networking

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Semiconductor equipment repair, preventative maintenance, chemical/gas safety, SCBA use, team mentorship, shift management, improvement project leadership, inventory management, cleanroom operations

Preferred skills

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

Technologies

Semiconductor processing tools, MES (PROMIS), Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Repair and perform preventative maintenance on semiconductor processing equipment; oversee chemical, gas, and spare parts control; instruct and mentor technicians; liaise with suppliers and service providers; develop preventative maintenance strategies to maximize OEE; drive Total Productive Maintenance practices; monitor improvement projects; produce monthly performance reports; represent the group in production meetings; manage spare parts inventory; adhere to safety/environmental procedures; provide shift cover

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with shift leadership

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