Manufacturing Technician - 1st shift

Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.

We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.

Key Figures: Revenue £1,100.7m (2024), ~8,000 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK.  Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

Morgan Advanced Materials is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Technician to operate and maintain specialized chemical vapor deposition (CVD) equipment at our Hudson, New Hampshire facility. You will work with high-temperature furnaces, high-vacuum systems, process gases, cooling-water systems, and related support equipment used to manufacture ultra-pure advanced ceramic materials for demanding semiconductor, optical, and LED applications.

Build the materials behind next-generation technology.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Work directly with uncommon, technically challenging CVD, vacuum, furnace, and high-purity process systems.
• Develop valuable advanced-manufacturing skills in a small-site environment where technicians can see the full process and make a visible impact.
• Partner closely with experienced operations, maintenance, engineering, quality, and EHS professionals.
• Build expertise that transfers across semiconductor, vacuum, thermal-processing, and advanced-materials manufacturing.
• Join a global materials company whose products help customers solve difficult technical problems.

What You Will Do

• Set up, operate, monitor, and maintain high-temperature furnaces, high-vacuum equipment, and related CVD process systems.
• Follow approved work instructions and process controls to deliver safe, consistent output that meets quality and production requirements.
• Record process readings, material movement, inspections, and production information accurately to maintain complete product traceability.
• Recognize abnormal equipment or process conditions, respond appropriately, and escalate issues promptly.
• Perform routine equipment checks, cleaning, minor maintenance, and operator preventive-maintenance tasks; coordinate with maintenance on more complex work.
• Support high-purity gas, plumbing, cooling-water, wastewater, and other facility-connected systems associated with the process.
• Use sound mechanical judgment to troubleshoot equipment and process issues with the appropriate support teams.
• Maintain an orderly work area and actively participate in 5S, continuous improvement, waste reduction, and reliability efforts.
• Work collaboratively across shifts and functions to communicate status, priorities, and concerns.
• Follow all site safety requirements, use required personal protective equipment, complete required training, and report hazards, injuries, and process concerns immediately.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or GED.
• Two or more years of experience in manufacturing, equipment operations, industrial maintenance, or a comparable hands-on technical environment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and confidence using tools while working around industrial equipment.
• Ability to follow written, verbal, and diagram-based instructions and to document work accurately.
• Strong attention to detail, dependable attendance, and a safety-first approach.
• Ability to organize work, manage multiple priorities, and contribute effectively as both a self-directed technician and a team member.
• Basic math and computer skills, including the ability to enter and review production data.

Experience That Will Help You Succeed

• High-vacuum systems, industrial furnaces, thermal processing, or CVD equipment.
• Electromechanical troubleshooting, pumps, valves, instrumentation, controls, or preventive maintenance.
• High-purity gas delivery, industrial plumbing, cooling-water, or wastewater systems.
• ISO 9001 or another controlled quality system.
• Lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, or structured continuous-improvement methods.

Schedule and Work Environment

This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week, on-site position in Hudson, New Hampshire. The specific shift will be confirmed for the opening during the recruiting process. The role is performed in an industrial manufacturing environment and requires sustained awareness around high-temperature equipment, vacuum systems, process gases, moving equipment, airborne particles, and chemicals. Morgan provides the personal protective equipment required for the work.

Physical and Regulatory Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, handle tools and materials, and frequently lift or move up to 60 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to meet required vision standards and to wear an air-purifying respirator, including completing applicable medical evaluation, pulmonary-function, and fit-testing requirements.
• This position requires access to technology, materials, software, or hardware controlled by U.S. export laws. Hired employees must provide proof that they are a U.S. Person as defined by 22 CFR §120.15.
• The position may require access to Controlled Unclassified Information subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements.

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer Ind-1

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, and toxic caustic chemicals.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description does not state or imply that all duties to be performed are specifically identified above. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested or instructed by an authorized person of the Company. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.