QA/QC Cleanroom Technician

About the Role

Operations QAQC Cleanroom Technicians perform final cleaning, drying, biking, inspecting, testing, and packaging of parts and assemblies received from high-tech manufacturing customers in a critically controlled cleanroom work environment. Technicians must complete training, follow written procedures, and demonstrate the ability to inspect, reassemble, test, and package customer parts and equipment. Any defects or abnormalities observed must be communicated to the Supervisor and Production Manager via nonconformance reports shared with the customer.

Responsibilities

• Strictly adhere to all site safety, quality, and company HR conduct policies and protocols.
• Read and follow written work instructions and procedures, ensuring each step is completed and annotated.
• Use all required safety equipment, including hearing protection, safety glasses or face shields, respirators, and chemical process PPE.
• Handle potentially hazardous materials according to appropriate manufacturing and safety procedures.
• Complete assigned tasks using a combination of cleaning techniques, including hand and power tools, mechanical cleaning, and chemical cleaning equipment.
• Assist in maintaining processing equipment in good working condition.
• Perform and complete assigned tasks in a cleanroom work environment while adhering to required cleanroom garments, PPE, and quality protocols.
• Support inventory management to ensure proper stocking levels are maintained.
• Ensure the work area, equipment, and tools are clean and properly maintained.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of previous work experience in a class 10 cleanroom environment with associated cleanroom gowning protocols and PPE.
• 2-4 years of previous work experience performing Quality Assurance and Quality Checks on parts used in the high-tech and semiconductor industry.
• Ability to read English and follow technical procedures and instructions.
• Ability to pass required drug screening and background check.
• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
• This is a safety-sensitive position; the ability to maintain appropriate standards is required.

Schedule

• FE shift: 6:00 am to 6:30 pm (Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed) plus overtime.
• BE shift: 6:00 am to 6:30 pm (Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat) plus overtime.

Skills

• Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality: Consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability: Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Ethics: Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
• Initiative: Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.
• Innovation: Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.
• Interpersonal Skills: Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Motivation: Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem-solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Professionalism: Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
• Quality: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity: Meets productivity standards; completes work in a timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly.
• Safety and Security: Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly; promotes a cooperative Safety Team environment culture of mutual support.
• Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Technical Skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
• Written Communication: Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Continually required to: stand, utilize hand and finger dexterity, walk (up to 2 miles per day), talk or hear, perform repetitive tasks.
• Frequently required to: sit, work in confined spaces.
• Occasionally required to: climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl, work near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places, work around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals.

While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment, including protective eye wear, hard hat, lab coat, gloves, steel-toed shoes, hearing protection, and respirators.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401K
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development