Manufacturing Technician / Coating Department

Coherent Corp. • Full-time • Mount Olive, New Jersey, United States • 1d ago

The Manufacturing Technician position at Coherent Corp's Budd Lake, NJ Crystal Coating Department offers an opportunity to contribute to the coating process by ensuring the cleanliness and functionality of coating tooling in a high tech machine shop.

The Coating Dept Manufacturing Tech Support, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the efficiency of our coating operations. Your primary responsibility will be to prepare coating tooling for future use by removing existing thin film coatings through sandblasting and subsequent cleaning processes. This involves operating sandblasting equipment, utilizing automated cleaning lines, and performing additional scrubbing and drying tasks as needed. You will also assist in restocking consumable supplies for the coating department, ensuring a smooth workflow.

This role is responsible for maintaining the coat tooling for the coating department cleanroom. This includes bead blasting, running the tools through an automated clean-line, drying the tools & placing them back in their corresponding tool cabinets. Other responsibilities include restocking consumable items, assisting on sapphire packing, and labeling cabinet drawers for new items and tooling.

Load tooling into bead blaster
Refill & clean blaster when necessary
Maintain automated clean-line; replace detergents when necessary, replace filters & clean tanks
Load optics into fixtures; clean & inspect under a microscope
Determine if surface quality is fully compliant to specific customer drawings/specifications
Inspect and final clean per production schedule
Unload coated crystals from fixtures & inspect surface quality under a microscope per ANSI, Mil standard or ISO.
Perform reflectivity testing on spectrophotometers or lasers based on product wavelengths
Enter WO data into MRP system in preparation for shipment

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or G.E.D.
Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs on occasion
Demonstrated ability to see and handle small parts
5+ years previous experience in a lab or manufacturing environment, using a microscope
Must be able to work on repetitive tasks
Basic data entry skills
Must be able to stand for up to 45 minutes at a time
Willing/able to work in a cleanroom environment, fully gowned
Willing/able to work with minimal exposure to chemicals such as, methanol and IPA

Desired Qualifications:

Previous experience in an optics manufacturing environment or similar technical training
Experience in optics cleaning and inspection
Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, etc.)
Accurate data entry skills MRP/ERP experience

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Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

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