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Equipment Maintenance Technician (Idaho Fab 1)

Micron · Idaho

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Level
Technician
Team
Reliability
Degree
Required
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
4 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level reliability role at Micron (industrial) in Idaho. In this role, you will partner closely with Shift Operations team members, Equipment Engineers, and tool vendors to improve equipment performance, reliability, and efficiency.

They ask for
2+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause, Robotics, Automation
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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How this role compares

Against 13 other live reliability postings in Idaho.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 57%
  • ✓ Root cause 29%
  • ✓ Robotics 21%
  • PLC 21%
  • EHS / safety 21%

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Off-shift / weekend coverage

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Job Summary

Micron is seeking highly motivated Equipment Maintenance Technicians to monitor, sustain, and improve manufacturing equipment within their assigned areas. In this role, you will partner closely with Shift Operations team members, Equipment Engineers, and tool vendors to improve equipment performance, reliability, and efficiency. The role involves monitoring tool health, doing preventive and corrective maintenance, and fixing mechanical and electrical problems. It also requires applying software and PC-based systems to help manufacturing run efficiently in a fast-paced semiconductor environment.

As a global leader in memory and storage solutions, Micron is transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Equipment Maintenance Technicians play a critical role in supporting advanced fabrication processes at the forefront of innovation, enabling technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and next-generation computing. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong technical capability and a passion for continuous improvement. They will show a dedication to Micron's core values of People, Innovation, Tenacity, Collaboration, and Customer Focus. They will also help drive the future of semiconductor manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • ◆Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to improve equipment performance, reliability, and uptime.
  • ◆Identify and fix electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and software-related equipment issues using schematics, blueprints, and detailed user documentation.
  • ◆Disassemble, repair, rebuild, calibrate, and reassemble manufacturing equipment while maintaining quality and operational standards.
  • ◆Monitor equipment health and production performance, finding opportunities to improve efficiency, yield, and tool reliability.
  • ◆Partner with Operations, Equipment Engineers, and vendors to support process improvements, equipment upgrades, and root cause analysis efforts.
  • ◆Lead and support equipment maintenance and continuous improvement projects, ensuring the work meets scope, schedule, and budget expectations.
  • ◆Leverage digital and AI-enabled tools to support solving issues, maintenance planning, data analysis, and operational efficiency initiatives.
  • ◆Maintain a strong safety and quality focus by adhering to cleanroom protocols, identifying potential hazards, and consistently following PPE and environmental health and safety requirements.

Requirements

  • ✓Associate degree in relevant technical fields such as Mechatronics, Electronics, or Robotics and/or 2 years of experience in maintaining manufacturing equipment, automation, and/or technical military experience.
  • ✓Ability to work 12-hour shifts (3 days on/4 days off and 4 days on/3 days off), progress between day and night shifts every 4 months, and adapt to different shifts and overtime as needed to support business operations.
  • ✓2 years of experience performing preventative maintenance and repair of industrial machinery, ensuring minimal downtime, and maintaining industrial equipment, automation.
  • ✓2 years of experience in using mechanical, electronic, and PC/software skills to fix and resolve manufacturing equipment issues.
  • ✓2 years’ experience maintaining manufacturing equipment, automation, and/or technical military experience.

Requirements

  • ✓4+ years’ experience in maintaining manufacturing equipment, automation, and/or technical military experience.
  • ✓4+ years’ experience in leading projects related to manufacturing equipment maintenance and improvement, with a focus on meeting scope, schedule, and budget requirements.
  • ✓Over 4 years of experience in performing preventative maintenance and repairs on manufacturing equipment, minimizing downtime, and maintaining industrial and automated systems.

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits .

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