Equipment Maintenance Technician (Electrical/Mechanical maintenance backrground)

Location: Caswell, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. Onsite work in a cleanroom on a continental shift pattern: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off, with 12-hour shifts including weekends and bank holidays. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK and have a full UK driving licence with access to personal transport.

Company

hirify.global develops optical and photonic products for telecommunications, enterprise and data centre networks, advanced manufacturing, and next-generation sensing applications.

What you will do

• Provide first-line engineering response to reduce equipment downtime and production impact.
• Repair, diagnose faults, and perform preventative maintenance on lithography, etch, PVD, PECVD, and MOVPE equipment.
• Maintain vacuum, pneumatic, mechanical, electrical, RF, gas delivery, exhaust, and abatement systems.
• Manage chemical and specialty gas systems in line with safety and environmental standards.
• Manage critical spare parts and support OEE, uptime, Kaizen, 6S, and 8D improvement initiatives.
• Participate in production meetings and the Site Emergency Response Team; forklift operation is required after training.

Requirements

• Apprenticeship, HNC, HND, or degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or at least five years of directly relevant complex electro-mechanical maintenance experience.
• Experience in a high-tech, precision-engineering environment with strong electrical, electronic, and mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Ability to work safely with hazardous gases and chemicals and follow detailed procedures with minimal supervision.
• Competence in documenting procedures, risk assessments, and method statements; proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK and able to meet medical and respiratory protective equipment face-fit requirements for SCBA use.
• Full UK driving licence and access to personal transport are essential.

Nice to have

• Experience in semiconductor or cleanroom manufacturing.
• Background in aerospace, defence, automotive manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, power generation, or UK Armed Forces technical trades.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with advanced III-V semiconductor technologies in a specialised UK fabrication facility.
• Cleanroom garments are provided.
• Training is provided for forklift operation.
• Equal-opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation available during recruitment and employment.