Western Digital
Computer Hardware
Operator1
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“Operator 1 at Western Digital. Execute assigned tasks. Maintain product quality”
Industry & Context.
Process troubleshooting; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
SPM or equivalent education, Minimum age 18 years old
Nice to Have
Willing to work 12 hour shifts
What You'll Do.
Execute assigned tasks
Maintain product quality
Prevent environmental pollution
Prevent workplace incidents
Load disks into mandrel
Push loaded rack to Plating line
Perform correct binning into insight system
Fill up loading checklist
Fill up loader startup checklist
Maintain good housekeeping at work area
Perform routine lab sampling
Resample for out of control parameter
Perform Plating line pretreatment make up
Perform strip line make up
Stagger Unloader during break time
Fill up lab routine checklist
Maintain good housekeeping inside work area
Perform process control
Monitor line parameters
Perform basic process troubleshooting
Perform Nickel tank rinsing
Perform Nickel tank recovery
Measure Nickel thickness
Fill up Process checklist
Maintain good housekeeping at Plating BOL
Maintain good housekeeping at Plating FOL
Pull rack with disks from St. 29
Push rack to unloader machine
Push wet carts from filling station to St.
Unload disk from rack mandrel to annealing cassette
Fill up unloader machine startup checklist
Perform visual inspection as per procedure
Trigger for containment
Trigger for disposition
Trigger for troubleshooting
Provide troubleshooting information
Perform correct binning transaction
Provide proper pass down to shifts
Perform startup checklist every shift
Perform reject at source
Perform manufacturing system transaction correctly
Pull lot from staging with lot traveler
Group parts follow SOP
Highlight any issue or mix product
Perform startup checklist
Transfer alternative part for production
Ensure part transfer by product
Clear bag after transfer
Keep area clean after transfer
Perform real time binning
Perform real time reject in system
Full Job Description
At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, WD is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. As the focal point for shift activities, the operator ensures effective communication through timely responses, constructive feedback, and thorough handovers to the next or regular shift. Additionally, they are responsible for executing assigned tasks to maintain product quality and prevent environmental pollution, workplace incidents, injuries, and ill health. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Regular : · Loader · Loading disks into mandrel · Push the loaded rack to Plating line · Do correct binning into insight system · Fill up loading checklist and loader startup checklist · Maintain good housekeeping at work area · Lab · Do routine lab sampling and resample for any out of control parameter · Do Plating line pretreatment make up and strip line make up · Stagger Unloader during break time · Fill up lab routine checklist · Maintain good housekeeping inside work area · Process · Do process control and line monitoring such
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