Crystal Growth Technician: CZ System Specialist

Coherent Corp.; Budd Lake (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Corp. in Budd Lake, NJ is seeking a Production Technician to prepare materials, monitor CZ growth systems, and ensure operability per controlled procedures. You will document deviations and support production to maintain high quality.

The role requires six years in high-tech manufacturing, strong documentation skills, and hands-on problem solving. Training junior technicians, investigating yield issues, and adhering to EH&S standards are part of the duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum six (6) years of experience in high tech manufacturing environments.
• Proven ability to independently operate complex crystal growth, coating or precision machining equipment in a production environment.
• Strong understanding of process execution & consequences to outcome, reliability and delivery.
• Experience with controlled documentation, deviation management, and manufacturing discipline.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting capability with manufacturing equipment and support infrastructure.
• Mechanical aptitude for precision equipment & instruments.
• Proficiency in data entry systems and Microsoft Office tools.
• Strong attention to detail, safety awareness, and process ownership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, verify, and document raw materials, process parameters & operating conditions per controlled procedures.
• Assemble and inspect furnaces to ensure operability, mechanical integrity and compliance to process documents.
• Set up, operate, and monitor CZ growth systems for SGGG production & perform additional production support activities.
• Identify, report and respond to process drift, equipment instability, or infrastructure-related interruptions.
• Execute controlled process recipes per engineering guidance.

Skills

Crystal growth ops

Process documentation

Root-cause analysis

Mentoring

Safety compliance

Data entry

MS Office

Teamwork

Troubleshooting

Job description

Coherent Corp. in Budd Lake, NJ is seeking a Production Technician to prepare materials, monitor CZ growth systems, and ensure operability per controlled procedures. You will document deviations and support production to maintain high quality.

The role requires six years in high-tech manufacturing, strong documentation skills, and hands-on problem solving. Training junior technicians, investigating yield issues, and adhering to EH&S standards are part of the duties.