Shipment Acceptance Technician

KLA; Newport; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus

contributory pension scheme

cash health plan

cycle to work scheme

global bonus plan

share scheme

rewards scheme

life assurance

generous shift allowance

overtime premiums

Job summary

KLA is seeking a Shipment Acceptance Technician at our Newport, UK site to ensure products are prepared, inspected and presented to the highest standards for customer acceptance and final shipment.

You will work as part of our Manufacturing Operations team, following SOPs, reading engineering drawings and BOMs, and collaborating with Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Test and Logistics to meet delivery commitments.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, assembly, engineering, or related technical environments.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow SOPs and quality processes.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and BOMs.
• Good cross-team collaboration and time management.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts and occasional nights.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, decommission, and present modules for handover and shipment.
• Perform final assembly and inspect to ensure quality.
• Conduct detailed inspections and verify readiness for customer handover.
• Support packing, documentation, and shipment activities.
• Follow SOPs and maintain records.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpret technical drawings

Problem solving

Quality control

Organisational skills

Job description

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and… To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That’s where KLA comes in. Whether you’re early in your career or an experienced professional, you’ll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

Group/Division

KLA has manufacturing sites worldwide. The Global Operations (GOPS) team, comprised of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Installation and Quality, builds our leading-edge technology. GOPS partners with KLA’s global supply base and design engineering teams to develop new products, working continuously to build better, faster and more cost-efficient solutions.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

This role will be based at our Newport facility and forms part of our high-performing Manufacturing Operations team.

Purpose of the role

Our Shipment Acceptance Technician will join our manufacturing operation, ensuring our products are prepared, inspected, and presented to the highest standards for customer acceptance and final shipment. This role plays a key part in delivering an outstanding customer experience by ensuring systems are fully configured, compliant, visually presentable, ready for installation at customer sites worldwide!

This position offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to establish a career in a fast-growing, award-winning company with a clearly defined career development path.

This role operates on a rotating shift pattern:

• Week 1: Monday to Friday, 6:00am to 2:00pm
• Week 2: Monday to Friday, 2:00pm to 10:00pm

There may also be an occasional requirement to work night shifts.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Prepare, decommission, and present semiconductor processing modules for customer handover and final shipment.
• Complete final assembly activities, including fitting panels, covers, and associated components to ensure products meet company and customer quality standards.
• Perform detailed inspections and quality checks to verify products are complete, approved, and ready for customer handover.
• Support packing and shipment activities, ensuring equipment is protected, documented, and presented to the required standard.
• Follow established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and quality processes, maintaining accurate documentation and records.
• Review Bills of Materials (BOMs), engineering drawings, specifications, and associated documentation to ensure correct product configuration.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, and Logistics teams to resolve issues and maintain delivery commitments.
• Find opportunities to improve product quality, efficiency, and manufacturing processes through continuous improvement activities.
• Support the development and enhancement of SOPs to drive consistency, product quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Promote a strong culture of quality, safety, and attention to detail throughout manufacturing operations.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. For this role we are looking for someone who has:

• Experience within a manufacturing, assembly, engineering, production, aerospace, automotive, defence, or related technical environment
• A strong dedication to quality and experience working to detailed inspection standards
• Can confidently interpret technical drawings, engineering documentation, and assembly instructions
• Excellent attention to detail and pride in delivering work to the highest standard
• Strong problem-solving skills and a logical approach to identifying and resolving issues
• A continuous improvement approach who can identify process enhancements
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across multiple teams
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to handle priorities and meet deadlines.
• A flexible and proactive approach to work
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team

What we will offer you?

This position offers an excellent opportunity for Engineers who are looking to establish a career in a fast-growing, award-winning company with a clearly defined career development path.

KLA’s benefits package includes:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays)
• contributory pension scheme
• cash health plan
• cycle to work scheme
• global bonus plan
• share scheme
• rewards scheme
• life assurance
• generous shift allowance
• overtime premiums

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Use of AI Statement

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.