Equipment Maintenance Technician

Continental Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off - 2days followed by 2 nights.

Working across our Newport and Cardiff facilities

Who We Are

IQE is the leading supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions to the global semiconductor industry. IQE is essential to technology growth markets, as the only compound semiconductor epitaxy foundry with a global footprint and proven ability to manufacture at scale.

About the Role

To provide Equipment Engineering support to production by managing the various systems in terms of breakdown maintenance, planned maintenance, record – keeping and performance. To enact timely fault finding and repairs to manufacturing systems and ensure continuous improvement by identifying and implementing lasting solutions to production problems

Key Responsibilities

• Performs basic troubleshooting and repair of production equipment.
• The day to day maintenance of our manufacturing systems
• Maintenance of various electrical, mechanical and pressure systems, carrying out corrective maintenance and preventative maintenance as per documented procedures.
• Continual improvement of reliability and performance of systems and equipment
• Proactive involvement in the support of MOCVD process improvement and problem solving programmes
• To provide site wide engineering and maintenance support
• To provide medium and long term planned preventive maintenance function and record keeping
• To monitor reactor performance and identify problems and establish and implement lasting solutions to those problems
• To service and refurbish various machine component to the required standard
• To follow set work instructions when carrying out machine source material changes

Qualifications / Essential Skills

• HNC/HND/Degree in an engineering discipline
• Experience within the semiconductor, medical or aerospace industry is desirable. 
• Excellent attitude to H&S
• Excellent attention to detail

Technical Skills

• Mechanical / Electrical / Electronic aptitude and experience
• Ability to problem solve and fault find across various engineering disciplines
• Able to prioritise effectively, make decisions and take decisive actions quickly under pressure

All our employees benefit from:

• Long Term Incentive Plans (LTIPs)
• Professional Development and career pathways
• Bonus plans 
• Attractive pension plans
• Income protection - Permanent Health Insurance (PHI)
• Long service awards 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years
• Values-based recognition awards
• Health Cash Plan includes discounts with high street brands
• Cycle to work plan (includes E-bikes)
• Electric Car Scheme (salary dependent)
• Employee Assistance Programme (Free family, legal, financial and counselling support 24/7 Access to second medical opinion and unlimited access to a remote GP)
• Life assurance 4x salary
• Access to workplace Mental Health First Aiders/wellbeing rooms

IQE is an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled), are encouraged to apply.

Want to learn more? Contact our in-house or visit our website Current Vacancies | IQE Corporate (iqep.com)