Technical Specialist Purity & Cleaning

Vatvalve; Haag; On-site; CHF 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

VAT Group in Haag, St. Gallen, CH is seeking a Global Lead Expert Cleaning & Purity to become a central knowledge carrier in discussions with manufacturing, customers, and suppliers. You will help define cleaning standards and support cleanroom acceptance processes.

The role requires 5+ years in SEMI, a relevant science degree, and willingness to travel up to 40% with fluent German and English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in the SEMI industry, with focus on purity and cleaning standards.
• Fluent in German and English; technical communication in a global context.
• Hands-on mentality, strong analytical skills, and independent work style.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain VAT cleanliness standards and norms.
• Audit high-purity systems internally and externally.
• Define and manage acceptance criteria for cleanrooms and media.
• Interface with engineering, production, sales and customers.
• Specify cleaning systems, perform plant acceptance audits, and support procurement on cleaning topics.
• Direct customer contact and act as a contact for chemical issues.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality Management on cleaning topics.
• Support escalations and ensure supplier quality.
• Train VAT cleanliness practices for customers, sales and supply chain.

Skills

German

English

Education

B.Sc./M.Sc. in Chemistry, Materials Science, Process Engineering or Physics

Job description

Technical Specialist Purity & Cleaning #

Location:

Haag, St. Gallen, CH

Employment Type: Permanent

About VAT Group

At VAT, we change the world with vacuum solutions. As the world-s leading supplier of high-performance vacuum valves, we have been driving innovation for more than 60 years. With over 3,200 employees worldwide, we operate from our headquarters in Haag, Switzerland, with manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania, as well as sales and service hubs around the world. We are guided by our passions: integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation - always working together as \#oneVAT.

Joining us means becoming part of a passionate, international team where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career growth is supported.

Global Lead Expert Cleaning & Purity, m/f (100%)

Become an expert at cleaning and purity to be a central knowledge carrier in the discussion with our manufacturing and assembly unit, our customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Your responsibilities:

• Creation and maintenance of VAT cleanliness standards and norms
• Auditing of high purity systems internally and externally
• Define and manage the acceptance criteria for cleanrooms & media (cooperation with FAM)
• Interface engineering, production, sales and customer
• Specification of cleaning systems (special machine construction & chemistry), plant acceptance audits, cleaning process development, support procurement on cleaning related topics
• Direct customer contact
• Contact person for chemical issues
• Collaboration with Supplier Quality Management for cleaning related issues
• Support escalations
• Requirements for quality assurance at the supplier
• Training VAT cleanliness for customers, sales and supply chain, additionally train the trainer

Your qualifications:

• Professional experience within the SEMI industry of min. 5 years
• B.Sc./ M.Sc. in Chemistry, Materials Scientist, Process Engineer or Physicist
• Hands-on mentality
• Very good analytical understanding
• Independent way of working
• Willingness to travel 40%
• Fluent in German and English

Our commitment to inclusion, fairness and equal opportunities

We believe in meaningful careers, continuous learning, and equal opportunities for everyone to drive our innovation and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace. If you have concerns, our compliance channel is available at our website. All reports are handled with strict confidentiality and in accordance with our Code of Conduct.