Finishing Technician

About Momentive Technologies

Momentive Technologies delivers purity that inspires progress. Leveraging a nearly 75-year legacy of innovation, our ultra-high-purity products help enable high-quality processing and production for a wide range of applications in the semiconductor, photovoltaic, lighting, aerospace, water purification, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics and telecommunications industries.

As a world leader in fused quartz and ceramic solutions, we offer an unrivaled ability to supply custom material solutions at scale to the highest standards of quality. By engineering custom materials with uncommon purity and unwavering precision, Momentive Technologies gives our customers the freedom to think big and develop transformative products that benefit mankind on the grandest of scales. Together, Momentive Technologies and our customers are reshaping the world.

This position is in a factory specializing in the manufacturing of fused quartz products sold to customers in the semiconductor industries. The position will report directly to the Operations Manager of the assigned department. After completing training on day shift, you will be assigned to a shift depending on the needs of the business. Applicants must be willing to work any shift including on a continuous (24/7 operation) schedule.

• Load and process material and unload finished products.
• Set up, operate, and perform routine maintenance on associated quartz equipment.
• Process finished quartz material through a series of repetitive progressive operations.
• Perform quality sampling and inspections of material as required using micrometers, calipers, height gauges and/or other measuring devices. Segregate product as instructed.
• Operate, monitor, and maintain continuous melting, fusion, and baking quartz furnaces.
• Meet production schedules and program production sequences for optimal productivity.
• Record quality data and maintain inventory consumptions and additives; keep accurate production and quality records.
• Follow standard operating procedures or manufacturing production instructions (MPI) and specifications or instructions of higher-level technical personnel and monitor meters, gauges, valves, flow ratios, temperatures, pressures, and related controls and guidelines to ensure adherence to production/process specifications.
• Escalate and support revision when job safety or process instructions need to be updated, when necessary.
• Participate in 5S and problem-solving events as it relates and required.
• Review and document accurate inventory amounts, or cycle counts of applicable areas as required.
• Assist in repairs as necessary.
• Follow all health, safety, and housekeeping procedures, policies and practices and consistently work in a safe manner regarding self, co-workers, and manufacturing systems.
• Wear all appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for each activity as required. Look out for team members to follow safety protocols and watch over team members to keep everyone safe.
• Escalate any hazards upon knowledge.
• Follow all attendance and mutual respect policies, and document work time correctly and accurately for self.
• Keep accurate production and quality records.
• Ability to read tape measures, use calipers and other standard measuring devices.
• Keep work area clean and orderly.
• Train and assist others.
• Perform other duties as required.

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• Skills and knowledge test are required during interview process.
• Able to lift & carry up to 50 lbs.
• Able to push and pull 500 to 1500 lbs. using handling equipment.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, twist, crouch, squat, kneel and climb.
• Must be able to reach at, below, or above shoulder level.
• Must regard safety as a core value; serve as role model for other employees and encourage adherence to safety practices, policies, and procedures.
• Must have a strong service and quality focus; address issues effectively when problems arise and take initiative to understand root cause, then communicate / educate team in a timely manner.
• Willing and able to work with flexible schedule, which includes all shifts and weekends.