Production Specialist (Day Shift)

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

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Job Description:

Microchip is currently hiring full-time Production Specialists at our facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. No prior experience is necessary. We are invested in our employees, and our in-house training programs will provide you all the tools, resources, and support you need to be successful. We regularly promote from within the company, so this position is a great opportunity to begin your career with Microchip.

This role will require completing and passing a basic online math and comprehension test before advancing to an onsite interview. 

Shift will be either:

Front Days (A shift) every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, every other Wednesday 7:00am-7:12pm

Or

Back Days (C shift) every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, every other Wednesday 7:00am-7:12pm

Job Responsibilities:

• Learn the essential protocol for the cleanroom including the smock requirements.

• You will learn to operate the machines (or “tools”) that manufacture silicon wafers to make computer chips - microcontrollers and other embedded control products.

  • The machines operate with elements such as water, gas, heat, metals, and various chemicals.

• You will learn to check and qualify tools and run engineering experiments to ensure that equipment and processes are running within specified limits.

• Communicate to the appropriate people when equipment and processes do not meet specified limits or are not working properly.

• In time, you will learn multiple areas to diversify your skill set.

• Learn and perform all factors needed to develop the knowledge and expertise to help your team meet production goals.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or GED.  

• Basic computer, math and reading comprehension skills.

• Proficiency in written and oral communication.

• The ability to follow detailed work specifications and instructions for each piece of equipment, while also meeting deadlines.

• Maintain and exhibit a positive and productive attitude and behavior with others.

• Willingness to participate in building a positive culture and contribute to a pleasant work environment.

• The ability to work on multiple different tasks throughout the day by focusing on one task at a time and paying careful attention to detail until completed, then quickly moving on to the next task.   

• Working across designated areas of the cleanroom with the related machinery.

• Prior success working individually and in a team environment.

• Dependable attendance and punctuality.

• Availability to work a defined s