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UCT is looking for a talented Tube Bender Lead to join us in Austin, TX!
The Tube Bender Lead oversees daily tube bending and fabrication activities supporting semiconductor equipment builds, gas delivery systems, and facility infrastructure. This role provides hands‑on technical expertise and coordination of work assignments, ensuring precision fabrication, cleanliness, and compliance with safety and quality standards. The Lead supports process improvements, troubleshooting, and training while ensuring consistent execution of tube bending operations to meet production, engineering, and installation requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead daily tube bending, cutting, forming, and assembly tasks according to engineering drawings and specifications.
- Assign work, coordinate priorities, and ensure timely execution to meet production and project schedules.
- Train, mentor, and guide Tube Bender I–II personnel on proper techniques, equipment uses, and safety practices.
- Interpret technical drawings, schematics, and job travelers for tubing requirements and fabrication steps.
- Perform complex tube bending operations with tight tolerances, specialty materials, and high‑purity/clean applications.
- Inspect tubing assemblies for accuracy, quality, surface finish, and dimensional compliance.
- Ensure adherence to contamination control, cleanroom requirements, and semiconductor gas-line standards.
- Identify issues related to tooling, material defects, or measurement discrepancies; coordinate resolutions with Engineering or Quality.
- Maintain accurate documentation, including fabrication records, inspections, and material traceability.
- Support continuous improvement and standardization of tube fabrication processes, tooling, and work instructions.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Facilities, and Installation teams on equipment builds, retrofits, and system modifications.
- Ensure strict adherence to safety procedures, PPE requirements, and equipment maintenance guidelines.
Other Duties
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience:
- Minimum Qualifications
- Experience in tube bending, fabrication, or mechanical assembly in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and detailed tubing specifications.
- Proficiency with tube bending equipment, fixtures, measurement tools, and in‑process inspection methods.
- Understanding of safety, quality, and contamination control practices.
- Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to lead and coordinate team activities.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting semiconductor manufacturing, high‑purity gas systems, or specialty tubing applications.
- Familiarity with stainless steel, copper, and specialty alloy tube bending.
- Experience with orbital welding interfaces, gas panel assemblies, or facility piping modifications.
- Demonstrated success improving fabrication processes or reducing rework/scrap.
- Experience mentoring or training junior technicians in precision fabrication environments.
Education, Certifications, Requirements:
- Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Technical certification or training in mechanical fabrication, tube bending, or manufacturing technology.
- Safety training for metal fabrication, high‑purity tubing, or cleanroom environments.
- Certifications in high‑purity tubing standards (e.g., SEMI standards) a plus.
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Skills Required
- Experience in tube bending, fabrication, or mechanical assembly in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and detailed tubing specifications.
- Proficiency with tube bending equipment, fixtures, measurement tools, and in-process inspection methods.
- Understanding of safety, quality, and contamination control practices.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to lead and coordinate team activities.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience supporting semiconductor manufacturing, high-purity gas systems, or specialty tubing applications.
- Familiarity with stainless steel, copper, and specialty alloy tube bending.
- Experience with orbital welding interfaces, gas panel assemblies, or facility piping modifications.
- Demonstrated success improving fabrication processes or reducing rework/scrap.
- Experience mentoring or training junior technicians in precision fabrication environments.
- Technical certification or training in mechanical fabrication, tube bending, or manufacturing technology.
- Safety training for metal fabrication, high-purity tubing, or cleanroom environments.
- Certifications in high-purity tubing standards (e.g., SEMI standards).
Ultra Clean Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ultra Clean Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by Ultra Clean Technology.
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Healthcare Strength — Plan choice includes Cigna and Kaiser options, with preventive care covered in-network and employer HSA/HRA support and wellness incentives. This breadth provides flexibility to align coverage with location and usage needs.
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Retirement Support — A defined 401(k) program features matching contributions after an initial service period, auto-enrollment, and clear vesting milestones. These elements create predictable retirement savings support with straightforward participation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO accrual increases with tenure to a generous cap, complemented by a structured paid holiday schedule. This structure can support time away for rest and personal needs.
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What We Do
UltraClean Holdings, Inc. (UCT) is a global leader in semiconductor fabrication support. Our Products Division provides improved design-to-delivery times for major subassemblies, advanced flow control, and high-precision manufacturing. Our Services Division offers tool chamber parts cleaning and coating, and micro-contamination analysis. UCT also provides pivotal production support for the power & energy, and process industries.
