Wafer fab equipment technician
Aizuwakamatsu-Shi, JapanFull-timePosted Jul 30, 2026
Job Summary:
onsemi is seeking a highly motivated Manufacturing Equipment Technician to sustain and run the fab floor with the primary responsibility of resolving equipment and process issues. Technician positions are shift positions working a compressed week of 12-hour shifts.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Perform, and teach others how to perform, preventive maintenance activities
- React to error messages of factory systems and/or equipment
- Perform, and teach others how to perform, visual inspections (quality check)
- Recover from process and tool interruptions
- Identify and address potential areas for improvement and optimize tool availability, cycle time, utilization, and cost
- Complete all required reporting and documentation
- Understand and follow all health, safety, and environmental procedures and requirements
- Actively participate in continuous improvement processes, learning, and skills development
- Strong team member, able to work well with a global team, train new team members as needed, and other duties as assigned
- Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements, and programs
Requirement
- Technical high school graduate or higher
- Experience in semiconductor front-end equipment maintenance (1+ year required)
- Japanese language proficiency (equivalent to JLPT N2 level or above)
- Valid work authorization that permits employment in Japan at the time of application
- No visa sponsorship available for this position