Facilities Operator
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Senior
Associate's
United States
In Person
General Maintenance & RepairEquipment Maintenance
About the job
Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Five years of operations experience in a semiconductor manufacturing or industrial environment is required.
- Experience operating boilers in an industrial environment is required.
- Experience operating electrical switchgear, breakers, and other plant control equipment is required.
- Experience adjusting industrial equipment for efficient operation is required.
- Experience using plant control systems including SCADA, CMMS, TGMS, and other life safety systems is required.
- In-depth knowledge of facilities infrastructure and basic critical facilities operations is required.
- Knowledge of safe work practices and hazard assessment is required.
- Mechanical and electrical skills related to facilities infrastructure maintenance are required.
- Basic knowledge of environmental regulations is required.
- Basic computer knowledge and skills are required.
- The ability to work alone on nights, weekends, and holidays for a minimum of 12 hours at a time is required.
- The ability to bend, reach, twist, turn, and climb as normally associated with construction work is required.
- The ability to lift, pull, or carry at least 50 pounds periodically throughout the shift is required.
- The ability to climb vertical ladders, bend at the waist, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and crawl is required.
- The ability to work in a cleanroom environment according to semiconductor protocols and requirements is required.
- Employees must follow site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. corporate EHS standards.
- Depending on location, the position may be responsible for executing and maintaining applicable ISO 9000, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and other standards within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
Responsibilities
- Monitor ancillary systems, including heating and cooling controls, pump pressures, tank levels, and lubricating systems, to maintain temperature, humidity, and other processes.
- Adjust equipment, including burners and combustion controls, for efficient operation.
- Record gauges, dials, pressures, temperatures, flows, waste stream information, compliance monitoring, and other shift activities in plant logs.
- Follow safety regulations, operating procedures, and company policies and procedures.
- Complete monthly, daily, and shift reports and computer work, including environmental, safety, plant log, near-miss, downtime, work order, and overall operation reports.
- Support environmental, health, safety, and security requirements and programs.
- Serve on the Sherman Emergency Response Team and complete annual HAZWOPER training, required training classes, response scenarios, annual physicals, and respirator fit testing. Employees unable to pass the required ERT physical will be given a waiver.
- Inspect and perform preventative maintenance on plant equipment such as chillers, compressors, boilers, air handlers, and pumps.
- Communicate findings to supervisors or technicians as needed and coordinate with management, FAB personnel, other departments, contractors, operators, and technicians.
- Start, stop, adjust, and otherwise control operating equipment such as compressors, variable-frequency drives, and pumps.
- Ensure safe and efficient operation of plant equipment and systems.
- Monitor and maintain water treatment systems and related equipment.
- Monitor the control console in the control room, conduct rounds, check equipment, and perform other work throughout the plant.
Desired Qualifications
- A two-year associate degree in process technology or a related technical field is preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are preferred.
- The ability to work effectively with internal and external customers, regulatory officials, company contacts, and coworkers is preferred.
- A positive attitude and the ability to work effectively in a team environment are preferred.
About the company
Coherent designs and sells lasers, laser-based technologies, and complete laser system solutions for commercial, industrial, and scientific uses. Its products include laser sources and components, as well as turnkey systems for applications such as microelectronics manufacturing, materials processing, medical diagnostics, and research; revenue comes from hardware sales, services, and recurring consumables and software. It serves OEMs, end-users, and government agencies worldwide, competing by offering a broad, integrated portfolio of laser products and system solutions across multiple industries. Its goal is to expand product lines and services to help customers deploy and scale laser-based technologies in manufacturing, research, and defense applications.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
Founded
1966
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- FY2026 revenue hit $7.12 billion, up 23%, with Q4 up 34%.
- Management guided Q1 FY2027 revenue to $2.2 billion-$2.4 billion on August 12, 2026.
- Coherent says customer visibility extends into 2028, with long-term agreements reaching decade-end.
What critics are saying
- Q4 FY2026 Datacenter and Communications supplied 79% of revenue; AI digestion hurts hard.
- PhotonLink revenue ramps in Q4 CY2026, leaving execution risk through 2027.
- Hyperscalers can dual-source or insource optics, crushing Coherent's pricing power by 2028.
What makes Coherent unique
- September 21, 2026 PhotonLink bundles lasers, silicon photonics, assembly, and test.
- Coherent sells complete optical systems, not just parts, speeding customer qualification.
- Its InP lasers, VCSEL arrays, specialty fibers, and modules span AI architectures.
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- Hybrid Work Options