Quality Technician Specialist

The Quality Technician Specialist is responsible for leading daily quality inspection operations and ensuring product quality compliance and operational excellence across MSB QE Operations. This role serves as a technical expert and shift leader driving quality execution operational coordination troubleshooting training process improvement and collaborator alignment to support manufacturing quality and shipment readiness.

• Lead and perform quality inspections in accordance with established procedures sampling plans control plans and quality specifications.

• Ensure inspection activities are accomplished accurately consistently and within required turnaround times.

• Support disposition and containment activities for non-conforming materials products and quality excursions.

• Monitor daily inspection performance quality benchmarks and operational priorities to ensure business continuity and ongoing operational efficiency.

• Act as the primary technical resource for inspectors and operators on shift.

• Troubleshoot quality process and operational issues and raise them when required.

• Drive root cause analysis corrective actions and preventive actions for recurring issues.

• Support engineering evaluations NPI activities qualification runs and special inspection requests.

• Coordinate daily labor deployment workload balancing and shift priorities.

• Provide mentorship mentor support and technical support to inspectors and technicians.

• Facilitate communication and alignment between QE Manufacturing Engineering Planning and supporting teams.

• Assist engineers and supervisors in accomplishing department goals operational initiatives and action plans.

• Conduct operational training certification re-certification and on-the-job mentoring for team members.

• Maintain training efficiency and proficiency standards within the team.

• Support the development of training materials certification checklists and knowledge-sharing activities.

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned operational processes and tools.

• Identify operational inefficiencies quality risks and improvement opportunities.

• Lead or participate in Lean automation and efficiency improvement initiatives.

• Apply digital tools automation solutions and data analytics to improve operational efficiency and decision-making.

• Support the implementation of guidelines and standardization across QE Operations.

• Ensure compliance with Micron quality standards ISO/IATF requirements EHS requirements and site procedures.

• Maintain accurate records reports and inspection documentation.

• Support audits customer visits and quality system activities when required.

• Promote a strong culture of quality accountability and continuous improvement.

• Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Engineering Quality Manufacturing Electronics Mechanical or related fields is preferred.

• Candidates without a diploma may be considered based on proven experience demonstrated technical expertise leadership capability and operational contributions within Quality Operations.

• Solid understanding of quality inspection methodologies sampling plans defect classification and manufacturing processes.

• Experience in quality operations metrology incoming inspection outgoing inspection wafer strip or unit-level inspection or semiconductor manufacturing is preferred.

• Strong leadership communication coordination and problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrates AI-enabled and data-driven ways of working through the use of technology solutions automated processes analytics and continuous improvement methodologies is an advantage.

• Demonstrates Micron values of People Innovation Tenacity Collaboration and Customer Focus.

• Able to work on a 12-hour rotating shift schedule including weekends and public holidays as required by business operations.

• Able to work in manufacturing environments including Cleanroom and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protected areas while aligning with site safety and contamination control requirements.

• Able to perform quality inspection activities using microscopes vision systems and other inspection equipment for extended periods.

• Capable of performing detailed visual inspections requiring strong attention to detail and defect recognition skills.

• Able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and cleanroom attire as applicable to assigned work areas.