Technician I- Equipment (Central Cleans)

Microchip•Colorado Springs, CO

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Microchip Technology Colorado Springs Equipment Engineering Services Department has an opening for an equipment technician in the Central Cleans area. Duties will include providing technical support and services to all areas of the fab by cleaning, assembling, staging, and tracking preventive maintenance parts and supplies. This role involves disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling various subassemblies and kits as part of routine maintenance activity in the central clean area. The technician will learn and adhere to safety protocols, including donning proper PPE such as cartridge respirators, acid gloves, acid aprons, safety glasses, and hearing protection. They will perform preventive maintenance on Central Clean equipment per specified procedures, provide input for procedure development and optimization, and actively work towards area improvements and cost reduction. Collaboration with Equipment engineers and technicians is expected to identify areas for improvement and generate projects for quicker turnaround times and improved tool uptime. The role requires the capability to start, stop, and operate equipment such as hoods, ovens, and bead blasters. Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and the ability to learn operational concepts of systems are necessary to perform diagnostics and solve complex problems. The technician will apply diagnostic techniques to identify and correct common failures and assist senior technicians or engineers with part failures based on process or historical equipment data. Good communication between shifts, as well as with production and maintenance, is essential.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Communicate effectively will all levels of the organization.
Attention to detail and ability to follow written procedures.
Able to don proper PPE while performing everyday tasks in the area.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and ability to learn the operational concepts of systems and how to perform diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques to solve more complex operational and system problems.

Responsibilities

Disassemble, clean, and reassemble various subassemblies and kits as part of routine maintenance activity in the central clean area.
Learn and adhere to safety protocol in the area to include donning proper PPE such as cartridge respirator, acid gloves, acid aprons, safety glasses, and hearing protection.
Perform preventive maintenance on Central Clean equipment per the specified procedure.
Provide input to assist with development and optimization of procedures.
Actively works towards area improvements and cost reduction.
Collaborates with Equipment engineers and technicians in all areas to identify areas of improvement and generate new projects to aid in quicker turnaround times and improve tool uptime.
Capable of starting, stopping, and operating equipment such as hoods, ovens and bead blasters in the central clean area.
Apply appropriate diagnostic techniques to identify and correct common failures on equipment or parts and will assist senior technicians or engineers to collect and resolve part failures based on process or historical equipment data.
Ensure good communication between shifts as well as production and maintenance.