Cleans Equipment Technician - Nights
Samsung Austin Semiconductor · Taylor, TX
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level continuous improvement role at Samsung Austin Semiconductor (industrial) in Taylor, TX. Additionally, you'll work to reduce cost by finding and solving problems that cause low productivity and high cost on site.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 50 live postings that list pay, out of 825 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 29 other live lean / ci postings in the US.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 73%
- Team leadership 53%
- 5S 40%
- Value stream mapping 33%
- Kaizen 23%
- Tooling 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Samsung Austin Semiconductor
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Samsung Austin Semiconductor in Taylor
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Full description from Samsung Austin SemiconductorAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
Job Description Summary
In this role as a Technician you'll be responsible for stabilizing production and securing the best quality through optimized operation of semiconductor wet clean equipment.
You'll also stabilize mass production of new product in early stages by drawing and solving problems through verification of new product.
Additionally, you'll work to reduce cost by finding and solving problems that cause low productivity and high cost on site.
Role and
Responsibilities
Job Description
Here's what you'll need
- ✓2+ years prior work experience.
- ✓Ability to work within a team environment and effectively communicate throughout organization
- ✓Ability to acquire and apply job skills and learn the company policies and procedures to complete assigned tasks that are routinely/semi-routinely in nature
- ✓Ability to follow established procedures on work.
- ✓High school or vocational college graduates
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About Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Samsung is a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, founded on the belief that the pursuit of excellence creates a better world. At SAS, we are Innovating Today to Power the Devices of Tomorrow.
Come innovate with us!
Here's what you'll be responsible for
- •Performing Preventative Maintenance (PM)/Change Point Management (CPM)/System Maintenance, following standard operating procedures to ensure equipment/ processes/systems are running effectively.
- •Troubleshooting: Conducts failure analysis and follows scripts to troubleshoot and anticipate future failures.
- •Monitoring Equipment/Process: Monitoring equipment and processes in current state and proactively looks for ways to improve processes.
Skills and
Night Shifts Include
B Shift – Sunday through Tuesday (6:45pm – 7:15am) with alternating Saturdays
D Shift – Wednesday through Friday (6:45pm – 7:15am) with alternating Saturdays
Total Rewards
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including
- •Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- •Life insurance and 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
- •Onsite café(s) and workout facilities
- •Paid maternity and paternity leave
- •Paid time off (PTO) + 2 personal holidays and 10 regular holidays
- •Wellness incentives and MORE
Eligible full-time employees (salaried or hourly) may also receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.
All positions at SAS are full-time on-site.
U.S. Export Control Compliance
This role requires access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Applicants must be authorized to access such information or eligible for government authorization.
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