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Overview

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce advanced chips and displays. The Equipment and Manufacturing Technician will work hands-on in a cleanroom environment to build and test multimillion-dollar display and wafer fabrication equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Utilizes work orders, schematics, and engineering specifications to build, repair, and test electrical and pneumatic assemblies.
  • Performs a variety of electro-mechanical assembly operations, troubleshooting, and repair.
  • Observes all safety standards and maintains a secure and healthy work environment.
  • Utilizes test fixtures and electronic measurement equipment to test assemblies and components.
  • Checks own work for conformance to specifications and inspects parts for defects.
  • Works closely with engineering on the development of procedures and New Product Integration.
  • Provides training and support to lower-level manufacturing technicians.

Requirements

  • Associate's Degree.
  • 7 - 10 years of experience.
  • Comprehensive understanding of processes and procedures within the discipline.
  • In-depth understanding of how related teams coordinate efforts.
  • Ability to act as a lead for the team and provide subject matter guidance.

Additional Information

  • Location: Tempe Spares Mfg, AZ.
  • This is a physically demanding position requiring standing for extended periods and working in tight spaces.
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How this job compares in Tempe, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $37/hr median for welding jobs in Tempe, AZ, whose middle half runs $28–$42/hr across 16 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Tempe, AZ

We're tracking 27 other active welding openings in Tempe, AZ right now, from 19 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 467 other active welding openings from 221 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tempe, or widen the search to Arizona.

Applied Materials currently has 3 other openings live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (19), and EZARC (18). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Goodyear at $51/hr, Tolleson at $38/hr, and Tempe at $37/hr. Tempe is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Equipment and Manufacturing Technician - (T5) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.