Optical Fabrication Technician Front End Nights

You will fabricate some of the world’s most advanced optical components used in the most advanced semiconductor photolithography machines. Through your attention to detail, results orientation, and commitment to task, you will produce high precision quality optics per production schedule. You will maintain the safety and workplace organization of your processing area. You will value adherence to standards while applying your experience and perspective to contribute to continuous improvement in our processing methods.

You will enjoy success generated through your individual desire to learn and through teamwork with your colleagues.

We are looking for individuals like you to work in one of our processing competencies. These include: machining glass materials into final configuration using CNC milling equipment; grinding and polishing surfaces of optical components to rigorous dimensional and surface quality specifications; loading material into and operating deposition chambers to coat optics; precisely align and assemble glass parts with a high degree of accuracy in order to produce high quality optical assemblies;

measuring optical characteristics of components using advanced metrology equipment for in process material processing feedback and final quality inspection.

Shift

Hours:

Front End Nights, 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and every other Saturday
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Role & Responsibilities:

• Complying with safety requirements and participating in safety improvements within your work center.
• Maintaining area, tooling, and equipment to 5S area standards.
• Identifying and escalating any unsafe conditions.
• Strictly adhering to processing standards and work instructions to obtain consistent quality results.
• Actively monitoring optical processing equipment and responding as appropriate to ensure desired results.
• Handling delicate optical components and visually identifying any abnormal characteristics.
• Identifying and escalating any product or process quality concerns in a timely manner.
• Performing assigned work content to support area and factory schedule execution.
• Learning and applying skills to tackle progressively more challenging products.
• Identifying and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives in how your work is defined and performed, and more broadly within your area, to improve safety, quality, output, and cycle time.
• Collaborating with production engineering and manufacturing management to improve operational efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Accurately recording time and attendance.
• Transacting work activity in shop floor control system including documenting processing delays or quality issues.
• Adhering to company policies and procedures.
• Learn to inspect and create maps of glass surfaces showing all minute defects.
• Learn to clean optical surfaces of all particles and contaminants.

Education and experience

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree in a vocational trade preferred.
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing facility or completion of a vocational certification preferable.
• Use of some of the following: measuring equipment desirable: microscopes, calipers, micrometers, coordinate measuring machine (CMM), interferometer.
• Work experience or active hobbies that translate to stated job responsibilities and desired personal skills.

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view.

You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to…