Lead Maintenance Technician | Semiconductor / Chemical Systems

About the role

Marketech International Corporation USA is seeking an experienced, hands-on, and safety-focused Maintenance Lead Technician to support and coordinate maintenance, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and operational-support activities within semiconductor and chemical-system environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily technical direction and field support to maintenance technicians and assigned project personnel.
• Coordinate work assignments, preventive-maintenance tasks, corrective-maintenance activities, inspections, repairs, installations, and commissioning work.
• Conduct or support shift-start meetings, toolbox talks, pre-task planning, work-area reviews, and safety discussions.
• Verify that technicians understand applicable work instructions, procedures, drawings, safety requirements, and task expectations.
• Monitor work progress and help ensure assigned activities are completed safely, accurately, and according to schedule.
• Serve as the first point of contact for routine field questions, maintenance concerns, and technical issues.
• Train and mentor technicians on maintenance procedures, equipment operation, troubleshooting methods, documentation, and safe work practices.
• Promote accountability, teamwork, communication, professionalism, and consistent compliance with company and customer requirements.
• Provide status updates to supervisors, engineers, project managers, and customer representatives regarding completed work, open issues, equipment concerns, and resource needs.

Requirements

• Team Leadership & Daily Coordination
• Maintenance, Inspection & Equipment Support
• Installation, Startup & Commissioning
• Troubleshooting & Technical Support
• Safety, Documentation & Compliance

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Five or more years of experience in equipment maintenance, facilities maintenance, semiconductor operations, manufacturing, industrial construction, chemical systems, or a related technical environment.
• Previous experience leading technicians, coordinating field crews, training employees, or serving as a senior technician or working lead.
• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting industrial equipment and facility-support systems.
• Experience working with pumps, valves, piping, sensors, controls, electrical components, mechanical equipment, or chemical-delivery systems.
• Able to read and interpret work instructions, maintenance procedures, technical drawings, equipment documentation, checklists, and basic P&IDs.
• Able to follow and reinforce structured safety procedures, lockout/tagout requirements, PPE requirements, and cleanroom protocols.
• Strong leadership, organization, communication, and documentation skills.
• Able to coordinate multiple assignments and adjust priorities based on operational needs.
• Able to work independently while providing effective guidance and support to other technicians.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Able to stand, walk, bend, climb ladders, use tools, and lift materials in an active industrial environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree, trade-school education, technical certification, or related technical training.
• Experience working in a semiconductor fab, cleanroom, industrial facility, chemical plant, data center, or high-tech manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting chemical systems, process-support systems, MEP systems, facility utilities, or semiconductor equipment.
• Experience with preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, equipment startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, or operational verification.
• Basic understanding of PLCs, instrumentation, alarms, sensors, controls, or automated process systems.
• Experience using computerized maintenance management systems or electronic work-order platforms.
• OSHA 10, OSHA 30, HAZWOPER, lockout/tagout, or other relevant safety certification.
• Bilingual English/Mandarin Chinese communication skills are a plus, but not required.

Skills & Competencies

• Working-lead and technician coordination
• Preventive and corrective maintenance
• Mechanical and electrical troubleshooting
• Pumps, valves, piping, sensors, and controls
• Semiconductor equipment and facility-support maintenance
• Chemical-system and process-support awareness
• Equipment installation, startup, and commissioning
• Hand-tool, power-tool, meter, and diagnostic-equipment operation
• Lockout/tagout, PPE, and site-safety compliance
• Cleanroom, industrial, and construction-environment readiness
• Maintenance documentation and work-order review
• Techician training and mentoring
• Root-cause analysis and corrective-action support
• Work planning and priority management
• Cross-functional communication and issue escalation
• Accountability, attention to detail, and follow-through

Work Environment

This is a full-time onsite role supporting semiconductor, cleanroom, industrial, construction, chemical-system, and facility-maintenance environments. Work may occur in equipment rooms, process-support areas, cleanrooms, construction zones, utility spaces, chemical areas, and other active project locations. The Maintenance Lead Technician must be comfortable wearing required personal protective equipment, following cleanroom and site-specific procedures, using approved tools and equipment, and performing physically active work. The position may require standing, walking, bending, lifting, climbing ladders, responding to equipment issues, and adjusting priorities based on maintenance and project needs. Shift, weekend, overtime, shutdown, or emergency support may be required based on operational requirements.

Benefits

• 100% Paid Benefits for the Employee, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.