equipment technician

manufacturing technician

security officer

operations technician

manufacturing engineer

LA Semiconductor

When I interviewed for LA they were not able to even provide on-site interviews for full-timer job and had issue with getting budgets approved for it.

The management team is not able to make good changes after the take over. The retention is very terrible for experienced staff and during my time, 25%  my team had left for other better paying jobs with no raise after many years.

Equipment Engineer also has to work on Equpment, Process AND Maintenance (all three). This is heavy load for new engineers. New technicians are thrown into problems that they are not always able to solve because the training system had broken down.

No real training in place. The fab was kept running because no procedure had really changed over the years, and only kept running by the more experienced folks, because there is no better jobs around.

The job itself is okay. Except when understaffed the management will overwork you and rush you to do a two to three person job by yourself because there's not enough people. There were days where i was operating 24 MACHINES BY MYSELF. They don't really care about anything else other than pushing product. They boss you around on areas they know nothing about, and they took away a considerable amount of benefits. HR is impossible to contact, and overall the management and people there are what makes the job unbearable.

Since the receivership, everything is changing and not for the better. There was a mass "termination" event in May 2025 and i phrase it like that because a "layoff event/reduction in workforce" was never reported to the department of labor, yet approx. 25% of the entry level operators were let go with no severance and no prior warning.
While I was there however, I enjoyed the work and I made some great friends with my coworkers. But it seems that the upper management is too many and the real workers are too few

If you put in time and effort, you get rewarded.  They're always looking for great people they can train and promote, just be open and honest with your ambitions and have patience.  The new executive team is committed to success and open to comments from everyone.   It is a 100% USA owned and operated company with it's home base right here in Pocatello, ID.  Of course there are struggles just like at any company, but with the right attitude, the sky is the limit here.

There were new promotions to Management in March after the Companies Operations director left for a better job. That management team is no good. There needs to be better training for the Fab Manager and Production Manager. They are driving the company into the ground and it's unfortunate for Pocatello.
When you get layed off, there is no severance and they can't explain the criteria of why they chose you. It's a joke, the company won't be around much longer.

If you love coming to work and like being mentally abused this job is right for you. We'd love to have you.

It's been pretty rough since the beginning and I don't think things are going to get better. We've lost a lot of people, and they're trying to make us do the work of two people. They haven't given any raises for two years, and upper management doesn't seem to care about us. They've been dishonest with us multiple times, and it's really frustrating.  It's just not a great situation overall. 



What is the best part of working at the company?
Schedule, co-workers & consistency 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Waiting for maintenance to find parts

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Diverse and laidback, pajama style 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Suit up, work, disrobe break repeat

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great work/life balance. Very good benefits.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Company is on the verge of shutting down.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good communication from management.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Ni stress. I do my job, and go home.

This Company sucks. Only good paying job around but they let the employees who have been there for 10+ Years get way with way too much compared to New Hires who follow in others actions and steps and get fired the next day.

This company came into town and bought ON Semiconductor and immediately changed all the benefits.  The company thought they got a bad deal so they started micromanaging everything we did to make their money back.  Poor Management, terrible retention, no room for improvement or promotions.  

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