Multiskilled Equipment Engineering Technician – Nexperia Manchester
Nexperia Manchester is expanding our Equipment Engineering Team and looking for a Multiskilled Equipment Engineering Technician to join our 100‑strong on‑site team. If you have multiskilled experience in reactive or proactive repair, this is an opportunity to develop into a specialist Semiconductor Equipment Engineer with funded training and development.
What you will do
As a Multiskilled Equipment Engineering Technician you will be a key contributor to our manufacturing operations, carrying out routine maintenance, responding to equipment breakdowns, and performing root‑cause analysis on complex, high‑tech wafer‑fab systems. You will work a 7–7 shift pattern (two weeks of days followed by one week of nights) on 12‑hour shifts with four days off each week. Your work directly influences semiconductor yield and you will play an active role in optimising maintenance procedures using available KPIs, ensuring strong spare‑parts control, and upholding exemplary 5S standards.
Key responsibilities
- Preventative Maintenance: Assist in the planning and execution of preventative maintenance activities, ensuring that all equipment is operating at peak performance.
- Maintenance & Repairs: Carry out maintenance procedures and root cause analysis on a variety of diffusion wafer processing equipment, ensuring rapid and effective resolution of issues.
- Spare Stock Control: Manage spare parts efficiently, ensuring stock levels are maintained and materials are readily available when needed.
- Health & Safety Compliance: Adhere to strict health and safety directives while carrying out all maintenance and repair work.
- KPI Improvement: Analyse data to identify opportunities for cost‑effective maintenance programmes that improve equipment performance and drive KPIs forward.
- Team Collaboration: Foster strong working relationships with internal team members and external specialists to ensure smooth operations and effective problem‑solving.
What you will need
Essential requirements
- Work a shift pattern of 4 on 4 off over 12 hours (7‑7).
- Completed a mechanical/electrical apprenticeship and educated to a minimum of C&G / ONC standard, or have worked at this level in a similar industry.
- Hard skills in electrical, mechanical and hydraulic maintenance.
- Soft skills of adaptability, problem‑solving, teamwork and Microsoft Office.
- A track record of meeting deadlines and managing your own workload.
- Desire to learn and progress into becoming a fully qualified specialist Equipment Engineer.
Desirable experience
- Hard skills in vacuum, pneumatic, or actuation in maintenance or repair settings.
- Exposure to working in the semiconductor industry or a similar fast‑paced setting.
Interview process
- Stage1: Recruiter review.
- Stage2: 30‑minute telephone interview.
- Stage3: 60‑minute on‑site interview.
Benefits
- Starting base salary and shift allowance of £47,000‑£54,000 (DOE), bonus scheme up to 6%.
- Excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%.
- Recognition rewards scheme.
- EV salary sacrifice scheme, income protection.
- 12x salary life assurance.
- 24.5 days annual leave + 182 roster days off.
- Flexible benefits scheme, enhanced parental leave.
- On‑site medical centre, enhanced sick pay, subsidised canteen.
- Employee assistance programme, retail and entertainment reductions.
- Access to sports and social clubs.
- Opportunity to complete leadership and management qualification.
- Possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level.
- Employee goal setting and development plans.
- Huge growth potential internally and globally.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
As an equal‑opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not only because it is the right thing to do but also because diverse teams perform better. We are committed to inclusive recruitment and provide a safe work environment with reasonable adjustments where required. We support employee resource groups for neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and women, and we aim to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030.
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