Wafer Fab Operator Lithography -Day Shift 1 - Hopewell Junction, NY, United States
$18 - $25 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves operating manufacturing tools to process high-quality wafers in a lithography environment.
What you'll do
- Load wafers into production equipment.
- Monitor equipment operation and process pace/productivity.
- Make minor corrections or adjustments to the process and equipment.
- Utilize Lot Priority and other inventory management systems for product tracking.
- Use Statistical Process Control (SPC) to audit control charts.
- Maintain and monitor clean room protocols.
What you'll need
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Fluency in English (Written & Verbal).
- Ability to work a 12-hour shift in a clean-room environment.
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and move it over extended distances.
- Ability to push/pull typically about 100 lbs., up to 500 lbs. via rolling cart or rolling wire rack.
- Ability to work with a variety of chemicals and gases.
Skills: load wafers, equipment operation, process pace, clean-room environment, Statistical Process Control
This role has been open 20 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2412
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | onsemi | All employers we track in this specialty (2412 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 72 | 2412 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 261 | 9754 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 65 d | 52 d (+13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: load wafers, equipment operation, process pace, clean-room environment, Statistical Process Control
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 382 open roles · median 80 d
- Entegris · 250 open roles · median 29 d
- Applied Materials · 235 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 106 open roles · median 51 d
- Infineon Technologies · 88 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 75 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 2412 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.