Equipment Engineer

Redline Group
Chadderton, Manchester, OL9 0HQ, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
Posted
31 Mar 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Equipment Engineer urgently required for a global leading Semiconductor Manufacturing company.

A great opportunity for an Equipment Engineer to join my client, based in Oldham, Manchester who are looking to expand their equipment engineering team.

The job is based on a rotating day and night shift pattern (Continental) of 4 on 4 off 12 hours shifts so the candidate must be prepared to work shifts for this role and in a cleanroom environment.

Responsibilities of the Equipment Engineer based in the Oldham, Manchester area include maintaining, repairing and improving semiconductor wafer processing equipment. In addition to this you will be diagnosing the root cause of equipment issues, dealing with equipment breakdowns and performing maintenance task and risk assessments.

To be successful in your application for the Equipment Engineer job, you will need to have previous experience working directly the semiconductor sector.

You will need to have a strong background across Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering disciplines. You will also be educated to minimum HNC/HND level in a relevant engineering based discipline and have the ability to fault find to electronic component level.

Apply Now, if this Equipment Engineer job in Oldham, Manchester sounds like the opportunity for you, click the APPLY NOW button, or alternatively call Tom Drew on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) quoting THD1361. Alternatively, if this job is not suitable but you are looking for a job within Manufacturing and Operations, please call (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion

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