entry level technician

equipment maintenance technician

technician

equipment engineer

equipment technician

Jireh Semiconductor

Management is horrible. Huge lack of communication. They take forever to get anything done. Place lacks efficiency and common sense and therefore wastes a lot of money. Supervisors and managers have big egos and you must stroke it to get anywhere. They also have their favorites and if you aren't one of them then you'll never get promoted, will get subpar raises, and will be treated poorly and put into high-stress situations. Sups just sit at their desks all night, never try to learn anything on the floor, and dictate idiotic orders over the phone. D-shift female sup is one of the worst sups I've ever encountered in my life. A co-worker can cuss you out and management will tell you it was your fault.

 H.R. is horrible as well. No 401k match policy. They conduct witch hunts based on anonymous complaints. They don't resolve employee conflict well, separate and forget policy.  They operate like dictators forcing unpopular policies with a take it or leave it mentality. They encourage you to sign-up for long-term disability and in the next breath say if you get to that point then you probably won't be with the company much longer...yeah, one of them actually said that.

Maintence staff are the angriest I've ever encountered in any fab and that is understandable because they are overwhelmed with being stretched too thin, the company being too cheap to stock needed parts, and major problems not being fixed but bandaged to limp along. Sometimes you have to wait as long as two hours for maintenance to show up to fix your tools but you are still expected to hit your output goals. 

The culture is horrible with techs being stretched too thin. People quit and aren't replaced, which gives you more responsibilities and stress. Sometimes you have to run an entire dept or two by yourself instead of several techs covering it and when tools go idle you explain to management that you were by yourself to which they say, "That is no excuse." New people are never introduced to anyone. People constantly run to H.R. to report each other. One woman got reported to H.R. for just looking at someone the wrong way. So many lazy people there who don't work and leave you a bad set-up, and it does no good to complain about them. Some people can get away with doing almost nothing at this company while others are pushed to the max.

My experience at Jireh has been less than satisfactory. 

I am on my feet moving for the entire 12 hour shift, getting little time to sit and rest. Adding commuting time to that means that I have little to no time to do anything but work, drive, and sleep. Because of the physical stress of walking for 12 hours a day, I spend most of my weekend recovering.

The training that I received varied greatly depending on the person training me. Sometimes I had a really clear and consistent training plan while other times my trainers would rush through explanations and expectations which leads to confusion and a lack of understanding in regards to a machines usage and purpose.

Management seems to be out of touch with the employees working inside the fab. While I have worked there, there have been numerous policies and procedures implemented that hurt, not help. For example, when I was hired I was able to get promoted quickly by getting certified to run machines, but recently management changed this so that it’s required to work for the company for a certain amount of years before getting promoted.

I have only ever received negative feedback from management. Good behavior and hard work is rarely rewarded while mistakes are often punished with no regard to the circumstances.

Overall the physical stress is the most difficult part of the job. I am exhausted and my body hurts by the end of the work week.

The supervisors on my shift work hard to keep things moving efficiently and keep the workplace safe and welcoming. 

Keep tools running 100% of the time. Breaks are set for a time to go. Drop what you are doing and go is what management says. Then will page you to call to find out why a tool is idle. Two faced is what I would call that. Only get 64 hours a Year for sick time. They will write you up if you go over that amount. They also say do not come in sick. Being two faced again. Policies for more important to them then anything else. Do not care much about safety. I would not have started working for them if I would have known how unappreciated I would be. Do not have any family health issues. No help from HR. HR is more for the company and the manager then the hard working employee. Hear negative so much that you start to not care. That's just what hearing negative does to people. The job started out fine and has made a steady fast drop.  The only enjoyable part of the job is when it's time to go home. The work is not bad. Its HR and manement that makes or breaks a job. Here it is managment and HR loving the policies and not the employees. If you need equipment then call Security so the can "page" over the intercom. Hear that all day long is distracting. Also can not hear in some spots in the fab. A code can be call to exit the building and I did not hear it and was wondering what was happening. Find out from a co-worker to evacuate.  Not safe at all and they know about it. Nothing done in the years I have been there. I need out so bad to save my life.

Maybe I've been more lucky than some of these reviews but I actually have had a really nice team to work with and the pay is nice too.  My coworkers take the time to teach and show me how things work and having me try it out so that I can learn better and get you learning a new tool once you've grown efficient at one.  It is a bit hard when people call out as they're not really replaced until they come back and I've been flipped flopped to different bays expected to cover for people but it can't be done for my bay? Why not transfer somebody over there with more experience? Manager expects alot from you to meet numbers which is hard to do when day shift leaves you with the long recipes  while they only fulfill the short ones.  There always seems to be problems with the furnaces there but the sinks have been pretty operational for the most part.  The two 1 hour breaks are nice and coworkers are super chill about managing breaks around each other.  At first the fab is confusing to navigate but once you get the hang of things it's super easy to get around.  

Plain and simple you get hired by a company to do whatever their job policy instructs. You confide in your trainer to give you the correct information based on your job and hope the information is correct. I was told I was doing fair at first but was given a 30 day written notice extending my contract based on performance. 22 days after the written notice, my performance based on my supervisor, I was doing great. No red flags, nothing. I go home to enjoy my weekend with upsetting news to find out that they decided to end my contract. I will not get into what I think it is but their is definitely favoritism, fake respect, and not much diversity in this place.

If you need cleanroom experience, this is the place. It's good for entry-level positions and offers a steady learning pace with no real rush. However, team communication is almost nonexistent, and there's a lot of head-butting between team members and management about random policies. Promotions happen, but they'll fight you for it (haha, just joking). The best memories are with Equipment Maintenance and Engineering. Hands down, I learned the most from them. They kept the place running, even though they are overworked. BTW, taking breaks on time is a BIG problem.



I enjoyed working at Jireh. I liked my managers. Sometimes though, they pushed a bit too much about product movement when we didn't have enough people to run in a very efficient way. We had some staffing issues. Overall, the job is a good job. The pay is wonderful and we got a hefty yearly bonus almost every year. There were alot of people that had worked there for many, many years.

Working and doing the maintenance for me was great.  I got left alone to fix equipment as needed with no supervision.  Training sucked but for my experience and confidence it didn't slow me down.  Some of the people old timers who have been there since the beginning dont like new people.  They especially dont like how the new people work they want it there way of 20 years and cant accept it if things are done differently.

A typical work day starts with pass-down from the last shift. Setting up lots throughout the day and qualifying the tools to make sure they are running properly. I learned a lot in this company but management is not great. Nigh shift in general ( a lot of people drink/smoke THC on the job) lots of diversity but the employees that have been there 10= years get treated differently than other employees.  

Work a 12 hour day. 
Once you’re certified on a tool you can work on that tool.
It depends on the manager 
When I take a break and go to cafeteria only to find out that the TV privileges are now gone I feel like I’m in grade school.  
Hardest part is when your department has a part quota to meet but the tool you need to meet that quota is always down.  
The end of shift. 

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