Chemical Operator jobs in United States, California, San Jose

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitor chemical consumption of assigned tooling/areas and replenish as needed.
• Remove chemical waste and empty containers from equipment for proper disposal.
• Following documented procedures, will be required to select, measure, dispense, mix and deliver materials to the manufacturing line.
• Set up laboratory equipment and instrumentation for tests, research, and process control.
• Test and analyze products to determine strength, stability, purity, chemical content, and other characteristics.
• Document results of tests, analyses, and displays in SPC charts.
• Once trained, will be expected to work independently with little oversight or direction.

REQUIRED:

• Candidate must be flexible to work a 12-hour AWS Shift and overtime, as required by the team.
• Significant amount of standing, walking, carrying, and lifting.
• Ability to lift 10 pounds often and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Use of personal protective equipment, such as gloves, aprons and eye protection when executing certain tasks is required, as well as working in a cleanroom environment where production tools are located.
• When in the cleanroom, full gown including hood, mask, booties, bunny suit, etc must be worn.
• This position requires exceptional attention to detail, careful precision, and the ability to handle a variety of sensitive/hazardous materials safely.
• Must have strong written/oral communication skills and be technically competent.
• Willingness to commit to a substantial training process.
• An Associate’s Degree in Biology or Chemistry, or a high school education with 2 years of college in a related scientific discipline is preferred. Willing to train a motivated candidate with limited or related experience.

SKILLS:

• Must be a self-starter, hands-on worker that can learn technical details quickly.
• Basic knowledge of laboratory chemicals and chemical handling procedures.
• Ability to follow documented procedures and make accurate chemical solutions.
• Must possess good computer skills and be familiar with Microsoft Excel.
• Proven ability to work on complex assignments, manage several projects at once, and keep good written documentation of activities.
• Fundamental knowledge in the area of Titrations, Extractions, Surface Tension, XRF, pH Readings, and general chemical mixing procedures is preferred.
• Familiarity with use of common laboratory equipment such as: Spectro Titan XRF Tool, Mettler DL70ES Titrator, Orion pH meters, Agilent 8453, or equivalent is preferred.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.