Equipment Maintenance Technician (Day or Night Shift)

VIAVI Solutions•Santa Rosa, CA

1d•$29 - $53

About The Position

Summary: VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications. We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers. Job Title: Equipment Maintenance Technician (Could be Day OR Night Shift) Duties & Responsibilities: What You’ll Do: Restore fast, restore safe: diagnose and repair electrical/mechanical faults using meters, scopes, vibration/thermal tools; perform alignments, calibrations, and emergency fixes to minimize downtime. Run PMs that matter: execute CMMS‑scheduled inspections, lubrication, torque checks; replace wear items and keep equipment clean and organized (6S). Own reliability: reload parameters/recipes, perform safe PLC/drive resets per SOP, and verify readiness before releasing equipment to production. Rebuild & improve: rebuild subassemblies to spec; install/commission components; implement minor hardware/software mods with Equipment Engineering. Support the plant: maintain compressed air, vacuum, cooling water and related utilities to keep lines stable. How You Work: Safety first. Always. Follow the EH&S Charter, LOTO, PPE, permits, and stop‑work authority. Clear communication: lead/attend shift turnover; ensure logs are accurate and current before handoff. Documentation that drives decisions: open/close CMMS work orders with causes, parts, time, and actions; report daily performance and interruptions. Grow Your Career Here: Learn by doing: lead root‑cause investigations, convert fixes into standard work and PM updates, and help raise MTBF. Build technical range: get exposure to motors, drives/servos, sensors, pneumatics/hydraulics, gearboxes, and utilities. Advance with impact: contribute to design reviews and hazard assessments focused on maintainability and serviceability; propose hardware/software changes that improve reliability. Mentorship & pathing: collaborate with Maintenance Shift Leads and Manufacturing Engineering; grow from technician to lead/subject‑matter expert as you demonstrate results. Shift & Schedule: 12‑hour shifts within a rotating schedule; overtime as needed to support operations. Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements: Minimum Qualifications Education: AA/AS in Industrial Technology, Mechatronics, Electronics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Technology, or related field, OR a high school diploma/GED with 4+ years of relevant maintenance experience. Experience: 3+ years maintaining high‑vacuum thin‑film/sputtering systems, spectrophotometers, PLC‑controlled equipment, and vacuum pumps (turbo/cryo/rotary vane). Technical skills: Read electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and P&IDs; use meters/scopes, vibration/thermal tools, and leak detection (helium/Mass Spec). Perform alignments/calibration; change targets, clean/bake chambers, verify base pressure and pump‑down curves. PLC/HMI basics (I/O checks, safe fault resets, parameter/recipe backup/restore). Safety: Working knowledge of LOTO/energy isolation, Electrical Safety, Stored Energy Control. Preferred Qualifications: Experience: 5+ years in a manufacturing environment with hands‑on responsibility for uptime, PMs, rebuilds, and root‑cause analysis on the equipment listed above. Controls & metrology: Allen‑Bradley or Siemens PLC exposure; HMI diagnostics; spectrophotometer calibration (wavelength/intensity) and certification. Vacuum & coating: RF/DC power supply troubleshooting, MFC verification, thickness monitoring (e.g., QCM), RGA usage, chamber leak detection and remediation. Reliability/CI: CMMS proficiency (work orders, cause codes, parts consumption), experience converting fixes into standard work/PM updates, and contributing to FOE improvements. If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today. VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities. Job Posting Pay Range: 29 to 53 Exceptional qualifications, experience and location may impact salary. VIAVI offers a competitive benefits package that includes paid time off, health, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and a bonus program. VIAVI empowers Service Providers and IT organizations to manage the network lifecycle for complex 5G and Fiber networks with intuitive instruments, systems and technologies; and our expertise in light management and optical coatings help protect the world's bank notes from counterfeiters, enhance the colors you see, and enable advanced technology such as 3D sensing. We are a team of thought leaders who have the freedom to support and innovate and look for new effective and efficient solutions for our customers.

Requirements

AA/AS in Industrial Technology, Mechatronics, Electronics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Technology, or related field, OR a high school diploma/GED with 4+ years of relevant maintenance experience.
3+ years maintaining high‑vacuum thin‑film/sputtering systems, spectrophotometers, PLC‑controlled equipment, and vacuum pumps (turbo/cryo/rotary vane).
Read electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and P&IDs; use meters/scopes, vibration/thermal tools, and leak detection (helium/Mass Spec).
Perform alignments/calibration; change targets, clean/bake chambers, verify base pressure and pump‑down curves.
PLC/HMI basics (I/O checks, safe fault resets, parameter/recipe backup/restore).
Working knowledge of LOTO/energy isolation, Electrical Safety, Stored Energy Control.

Nice To Haves

5+ years in a manufacturing environment with hands‑on responsibility for uptime, PMs, rebuilds, and root‑cause analysis on the equipment listed above.
Allen‑Bradley or Siemens PLC exposure; HMI diagnostics; spectrophotometer calibration (wavelength/intensity) and certification.
RF/DC power supply troubleshooting, MFC verification, thickness monitoring (e.g., QCM), RGA usage, chamber leak detection and remediation.
CMMS proficiency (work orders, cause codes, parts consumption), experience converting fixes into standard work/PM updates, and contributing to FOE improvements.

Responsibilities

Restore fast, restore safe: diagnose and repair electrical/mechanical faults using meters, scopes, vibration/thermal tools; perform alignments, calibrations, and emergency fixes to minimize downtime.
Run PMs that matter: execute CMMS‑scheduled inspections, lubrication, torque checks; replace wear items and keep equipment clean and organized (6S).
Own reliability: reload parameters/recipes, perform safe PLC/drive resets per SOP, and verify readiness before releasing equipment to production.
Rebuild & improve: rebuild subassemblies to spec; install/commission components; implement minor hardware/software mods with Equipment Engineering.
Support the plant: maintain compressed air, vacuum, cooling water and related utilities to keep lines stable.
Safety first. Always. Follow the EH&S Charter, LOTO, PPE, permits, and stop‑work authority.
Clear communication: lead/attend shift turnover; ensure logs are accurate and current before handoff.
Documentation that drives decisions: open/close CMMS work orders with causes, parts, time, and actions; report daily performance and interruptions.
Learn by doing: lead root‑cause investigations, convert fixes into standard work and PM updates, and help raise MTBF.
Build technical range: get exposure to motors, drives/servos, sensors, pneumatics/hydraulics, gearboxes, and utilities.
Advance with impact: contribute to design reviews and hazard assessments focused on maintainability and serviceability; propose hardware/software changes that improve reliability.
Mentorship & pathing: collaborate with Maintenance Shift Leads and Manufacturing Engineering; grow from technician to lead/subject‑matter expert as you demonstrate results.