Wafer Manufacturing Chemical Support Operator - Night Shift (Sun-Tues & alternating Sat 7pm-7:30am)

Western Digital•San Jose, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Chemical Support Operator, you will monitor, prepare, and distribute a wide variety of materials needed to sustain wafer production. You will mix/maintain plating baths and conduct bath calculations, preparations, and adjustments. Candidate will use wet chemistry techniques and perform daily/weekly/monthly titrations, extractions, surface tension, XRF, and pH measurements of chemicals and bath solutions. Will work with laboratory equipment daily and will be expected to troubleshoot and repair minor equipment issues. This position is for night shift on AWS shift 7pm-7:30am. Shift available: Sunday-Tuesday, alternating Saturday.

Requirements

Candidate must be flexible to work a 12-hour AWS Shift and overtime, as required by the team.
Significant amount of standing, walking, carrying, and lifting.
Ability to lift 10 pounds often and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Use of personal protective equipment, such as gloves, aprons and eye protection when executing certain tasks is required, as well as working in a cleanroom environment where production tools are located.
When in the cleanroom, full gown including hood, mask, booties, bunny suit, etc must be worn.
This position requires exceptional attention to detail, careful precision, and the ability to handle a variety of sensitive/hazardous materials safely.
Must have strong written/oral communication skills and be technically competent.
Willingness to commit to a substantial training process.
Must be a self-starter, hands-on worker that can learn technical details quickly.
Basic knowledge of laboratory chemicals and chemical handling procedures.
Ability to follow documented procedures and make accurate chemical solutions.
Must possess good computer skills and be familiar with Microsoft Excel.
Proven ability to work on complex assignments, manage several projects at once, and keep good written documentation of activities.

Nice To Haves

An Associate’s Degree in Biology or Chemistry, or a high school education with 2 years of college in a related scientific discipline is preferred.
Willing to train a motivated candidate with limited or related experience.
Fundamental knowledge in the area of Titrations, Extractions, Surface Tension, XRF, pH Readings, and general chemical mixing procedures is preferred.
Familiarity with use of common laboratory equipment such as: Spectro Titan XRF Tool, Mettler DL70ES Titrator, Orion pH meters, Agilent 8453, or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Monitor chemical consumption of assigned tooling/areas and replenish as needed.
Remove chemical waste and empty containers from equipment for proper disposal.
Following documented procedures, will be required to select, measure, dispense, mix and deliver materials to the manufacturing line.
Set up laboratory equipment and instrumentation for tests, research, and process control.
Test and analyze products to determine strength, stability, purity, chemical content, and other characteristics.
Document results of tests, analyses, and displays in SPC charts.
Once trained, will be expected to work independently with little oversight or direction.

Benefits

paid vacation time
paid sick leave
medical/dental/vision insurance
life, accident and disability insurance
tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
employee assistance program
other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
tuition reimbursement
transit
the Applause Program
employee stock purchase plan
the WD Savings 401(k) Plan
shift differential pay