Technical Specialist Purity & Cleaning

VAT Group; Sennwald; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

VAT Group, based in Haag, Switzerland, seeks a Global Lead Expert Cleaning & Purity to become a central knowledge carrier across manufacturing, assembly, customers and suppliers.

You will develop cleanliness standards, audit high-purity systems, define acceptance criteria for cleanrooms, and collaborate with engineering, sales and QA to ensure top-quality processes. Fluent German and English and 40% travel are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of SEMI industry experience.
• Bachelor or Master in Chemistry, Materials Science, Process Engineering or Physics.
• Hands-on, analytical, and independent worker.
• Willing to travel up to 40%.
• Fluent in German and English.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain VAT cleanliness standards and norms
• Auditing of high purity systems internally and externally
• Define and manage the acceptance criteria for cleanrooms & media
• 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

Skills

SEMI industry experience

Hands-on mentality

Analytical mindset

Independent work style

Willing to travel

German and English fluency

Education

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

Job description

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 guided by our passions integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation – always working together as #oneVAT.

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 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