Western Digital

Computer Hardware

Operator1

$25–35k ~AI est. Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for entry candidates.

The Brief

“Operator 1 at Western Digital. Execute assigned tasks. Maintain product quality”

Industry & Context.

Computer Hardware
Problems you'll solve

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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