Equipment Maintenance Technician

A Day in Your Life at MKS:
As an Equipment Maintenance Technician at MKS Newport, you will partner with Thin Film Engineering to maintain, update, repair and troubleshooting coating deposition hardware. In this role, you will report to the Director of Thin Film Engineering.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Performing regular preventive maintenance (PMs), pump changes, and component rebuilds.
• Assisting Thin Film Engineering with coating chamber modifications and upgrades.
• Maintaining inventory for all items related to coating machines.
• Disassembling, cleaning and reassembling deposition sources, feed throughs, rotational drives and other items.
• Maintaining and supporting sensors and monitoring equipment and basic operation of Thin Film Equipment to aid troubleshooting of electronics to component level.  This will be done through frequent collaboration with Thin Film Engineering and Production Operations to optimize uptime and reliability.
• Organizing, writing and revising preventive maintenance (PM) programs and procedures on all coating systems utilizing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).  You will also do this by writing technical maintenance procedures and processes for production equipment.

Skills You Bring:

• Associate degree, military technical training or their equivalent vocational training is required
• 6+ years of related experience required
• May require experience in testing digital and/or analog systems

Preferred Skills:

• Troubleshooting & repair of technical components
• Hands-on experience with vacuum and/or coating hardware preferred
• Reading and understanding of technical drawings

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
• Regularly requires good manual dexterity and coordination
• Occasionally moves/positions objects up to 30 pounds
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for <10% of the time
• Frequently positions self to perform tasks and positions objects below, at, and above shoulder level
• Regularly requires manual dexterity and coordination of objects below, at and above shoulder level
• Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand

Compensation and Benefits:

Hourly Pay Range: $31.19 - 51.99 per hour. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law. At MKS, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role.

Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable].

Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.].

We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time

MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details.  

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