Dry Line Technician

Clean Sciences, an Astro Pak Company, is seeking a Dry Line Technician to help prepare precision-cleaned customer parts for their next stage of production. In this role, you’ll operate drying equipment, inspect parts, and handle materials carefully to protect them from damage or contamination.

This is an entry-level opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on work, follows detailed instructions, and takes pride in getting the details right. Previous industry experience is helpful, but it is not required. We’ll provide training on equipment operation, material handling, contamination control, documentation, and safety procedures.

This role works onsite at our Fremont, CA facility & has a schedule of Monday-Friday 6:00am-2:30pm.

What You’ll Do

• Review work instructions, job travelers, and customer specifications before starting each job.
• Receive cleaned parts from wet line processing and verify their identification, quantity, and processing status.
• Dry parts using approved methods, which may include ovens, compressed dry air, nitrogen, vacuum equipment, or hand-drying techniques.
• Load, operate, monitor, and unload drying equipment according to established procedures.
• Monitor and record drying times, temperatures, and other required process conditions.
• Inspect parts for visible moisture, residue, staining, damage, or other quality concerns, and route parts for additional processing when needed.
• Use approved gloves, tools, and handling practices to protect cleaned parts from contamination, damage, or mixing.
• Maintain accurate production records, including part identification, lot numbers, and serial numbers when required.
• Prepare and transfer completed parts to cleanroom, inspection, testing, or packaging areas.
• Keep equipment, tools, workstations, and surrounding production areas clean and organized.
• Report equipment problems, processing concerns, and quality issues to your Lead or Manager.
• Assist with other production activities, material handling, shipping, receiving, and routine equipment maintenance as trained and needed.
• Follow all applicable quality, environmental, safety, and U.S. export control requirements.

What You’ll Bring

• A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing quality work.
• The ability to follow detailed instructions and accurately document your work.
• Basic math skills for counting, measuring, and verifying quantities.
• Basic computer skills for completing electronic production records.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English.
• The ability to work independently and collaborate with a production team.
• Willingness to learn safe equipment operation and contamination-control practices.

Preferred, but not required: Experience in manufacturing, production, parts cleaning, equipment operation, semiconductor, aerospace, or cleanroom environments.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

This is a hands-on production role involving chemicals, solvents, acids, detergents, and heated process tanks. Candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation, including:

• Standing and walking for extended periods, bending, reaching, and performing repetitive hand movements.
• Lifting and moving up to 50 pounds, with assistance when appropriate.
• Wearing required protective equipment, which may include safety glasses, chemical-resistant gloves, aprons, face shields, protective footwear, and cleanroom garments.
• Wearing a respirator when required, subject to medical clearance, training, and fit testing.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness and availability to work overtime, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, or holidays, as business needs require.
• Ability to meet applicable requirements for work subject to U.S. Export Control Laws.
• Commitment to following all training, quality, environmental, compliance, and safety procedures.
• Prompt reporting of equipment malfunctions, spills, safety hazards, and quality concerns.

Salary and Benefits: 

• The pay for this position has a base hourly pay rate of $22-$24. The actual pay will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and location.
• In addition to highly employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans, Astro Pak offers competitive retirement savings and 401k plans, flexible spending, family leave, training and paid time off.