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Job description

The Seagate Manufacturing facility in Derry, Londonderry currently has an exciting opportunity for numerous Manufacturing Specialists, Production Operators to join our team. The roles are permanent fulltime opportunities, working 12 hour rotating shifts to include both days and nights over a 28 day period. In total you will work on average 42 hours in a week, and you will also be paid a 25 percent shift allowance for working these hours, on top of a competitive salary. Annual earnings of £30,051.84 with a 25 percent shift allowance. Total £37,564.80 annually. The role is onsite based and the work environment you will be working in, is within a cleanroom environment. You will be required to wear complete clean room protective clothing in this environment. Company benefits. Health. Private Healthcare, Company sick pay and medical leave, Occupational health services, Employee assistance programmes, Group income protection and Onsite gym, exercise classes. Work Life Balance. Annual leave, Enhanced maternity pay, Enhanced paternity pay, Bereavement leave. Finance. Pension, employer contributory scheme, Life assurance, Employee stock purchase plan, Competitive base pay, Company bonus scheme, Reward and recognition, Perks at work discount programmes, Free carparking, Subsidised onsite café. Career. Degree and non degree assistance Externally accredited training and development opportunities, Service awards.

Responsibilities

• You will be working as part of the Springtown Manufacturing team. You will be responsible for operating a variety of machines in a 24/7 production environment within our wafer fabrication facility, producing recording heads for data storage product
• You will perform machine tending operations to ensure that the machines are utilised to their optimum level and that the production goals for the site are met.
• You will be working within a cell of 3-4 people on shift within the larger shift team of 20-30 people or you could be working independently.
• You will perform your tasks across a 12-hours shift pattern that will include days, nights, and weekends.
• You will follow all Health & Safety rules and regulations that the facility has in place.
• You must always wear the correct Personal Protective Equipment, (PPE).
• Perform to meet departmental goals and quality targets
• Help identify and eliminate problems.
• Assist in simplification and/or improvements of procedures, techniques or processes.
• Adhere to all relevant documentation systems used in the production procedure.
• Observe Clean room and wafer handling etiquette.
• Utilising tools to their optimum level
• Undertake training as required.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• You will have exceptional attention to detail.
• Have great communication skills.
• You have basic computer skills.
• You must be able to work 12-hour shifts, including days, nights and weekends to our fixed rota.
• You’re passionate about working in a team and contributing to your team’s success.

Desirable Skills

• 1 years of previous work experience and/or 6-12 months minimum of Manufacturing / Production experience.

Further Information

Wage: Competitive pay and company benefits - See https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/ Work time: 42 hours per week working 12 hour rotating shift to include days and nights Application Process Complete your online application (if someone at Seagate recommended you, please add their name in as a referred employee. Input their name into the on-line application form). 1st stage. Aptitude Test. In the first step of our selection process you will be asked to complete an aptitude test. You will receive a link to book in your onsite assessments once the role has closed for all applications. We plan to run the Aptitude tests on 20th ,21st & 22nd May 2026. You will be required to come in on-site in our Derry, Londonderry location, to complete this. You will also have a short tour of our facilities during this visit. The total length of visit will be approximately one hour. All new applicants will have to sit this test, even if completed before as we can only acknowledge previous results for a maximum of 6 months. If you are a current agency employee working at Seagate, you DO NOT need to complete again. Seagate is a disability aware employer and is supportive of reasonable adjustments. If you require any additional assistance during the assessment, please let us know in advance so we can make appropriate arrangements. 2nd Stage. Interview. We will bring the top number of candidates through to a Behavioural Based Interview, where you’ll be asked a set of questions designed to give us examples of how you performed in the work environment in the past, with the logic that past performance predicts future performance e.g. Tell me about a time when you were part of a high performing team. The questions will be linked to our core values, Innovation, Inclusion, Integrity. You will receive a link to book in your on-site interview once all assessments have been completed. You will be required to come in on-site, to complete this. We plan to run this interview from 1st June 2026 onwards for 3 weeks. 3rd Stage. If you are successful in obtaining a position at Seagate, you will undergo an occupational medical assessment. This is part of our company pre-employment checks.