Equipment Engineer, Equipment Maintenance Group - Greenock, UK

Diodes Incorporated is a leading global designer and manufacturer of discrete, analog, power management, connectivity, timing, and logic semiconductors. Serving the automotive, industrial, consumer, communications, and computing market segments, our products are found in everyday items such as smart phones, smart watches, and automobiles. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, United States - Diodes has around 9000 employees worldwide, 31 locations globally, with manufacturing sites in China, Germany, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.

The GFAB Diodes Incorporated wafer fabrication facilities are located in Greenock, Scotland (UK). GFAB has ~300 employees and produces both analog ICs and discrete components. These products are used in a wide variety of different markets, including automotive, industrial, consumer, communications, and computing.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting to an Equipment Engineering Section Manager, the successful candidate is required to be technically competent and able to apply sound Engineering fundamentals to support Fab Semiconductor Equipment toolsets.

The engineer is also responsible for developing innovative solutions to complex process and equipment problems.  

A successful candidate will work with colleagues from different departments for example, IT and Process Engineering and collaborate with them to help the site and achieve its goals.

Qualifications/Experience:

A degree in an Engineering discipline is preferred, but we will consider applicants with HNC or equivalent relevant experience who are willing to work towards a degree.

Experience

As an equipment engineer in a high-volume environment you will: 

• Control and manage the continuous improvement within functional area
• Ensure the delivery of toolset availability and drive programs to deliver and meet this target
• Deliver cost reduction programs to meet R&M targets
• Deliver fails reduction programs through root cause failure analysis
• Define, implement and monitor effectiveness of Preventative Maintenance programs on equipment toolsets
• Drive and foster quality driven technically sound solutions
• Apply knowledge and expertise gained to creatively solve difficult and challenging problems
• Modify existing equipment, procedures, or methods to develop solutions
• Independently determine the best approach to solve problems
• Plan and monitor effective development and implementation of projects
• Communicate with others to coordinate a broad range of activities
• Liaise with other departments/external vendors to co-ordinate the installation of tools

Preferred skills:

• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
• Strong time-management skills that enable on-time project delivery
• Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Ability to take initiative and drive for results

How to Apply:

Please email with a covering letter and CV to gfabrecruitment@eu.diodes.com