Senior Shift Engineer - Semiconductor Wafer Fab (Relocation)

Beautiful Recruitment; Northampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Shift allowance 17%

Job summary

Beautiful Recruitment presents a Senior Shift Engineer role based in a rural Northamptonshire facility. You will provide leadership to the manufacturing equipment engineering team, perform advanced fault-finding, and optimize specialized semiconductor processing systems in a safety‑critical cleanroom environment.

The role requires mentoring technicians, managing external vendors, and delivering TPM-driven improvements to meet 2027 production goals.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND/Degree in relevant engineering discipline or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of directly related, hands‑on industrial engineering experience.
• At least 5 years of dedicated engineering experience in semiconductor manufacturing or cleanroom environments.
• Proven ability to generate new work instructions, risk assessments and method statements with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Execute advanced repairs and preventative maintenance on complex semiconductor processing machinery.
• Instruct, cross-train and mentor shift technicians and junior engineers.
• Drive TPM practices and lead equipment improvement projects using structured problem solving.
• Liaise with international equipment vendors and field service engineers, supervising external contractors on-site.
• Generate monthly engineering reports detailing tool performance, OEE metrics and project status.
• Manage chemical and gas supply control, chemical fills and waste management per safety procedures.

Skills

Technical Vetting

Tool Competency

Commercial Agility

Communication

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in engineering

Tools

ASML

Trikon/SPTS

OiPT

Palomar

Temscal

Leybold

Leica

SemiTool

Job description

Beautiful Recruitment presents a Senior Shift Engineer role based in a rural Northamptonshire facility. You will provide leadership to the manufacturing equipment engineering team, perform advanced fault-finding, and optimize specialized semiconductor processing systems in a safety‑critical cleanroom environment.

The role requires mentoring technicians, managing external vendors, and delivering TPM-driven improvements to meet 2027 production goals.