Applied Materials

When parts are coming in, expect to work between 50-60 hours per week.

When parts are not coming in, which can be a fairly common occurrence, hours may get cut short into the 30-40 hour range.

As long as you do your due diligence in getting your work done properly and SAFELY, your supervisors will be pretty hands-off. Upper management and supervisors take safety extremely seriously above all else, which is very comforting to know.

The machines that technicians work on are extremely complex to test and troubleshoot, but everyone in the department, from coworkers to supervisors to engineering, is very helpful in helping one another solve problems together. I've never felt afraid to ask questions nor rushed whenever I was stuck on something, since the main objective was to move products out the other end in a safe and efficient manner.

Long work hours can be very taxing.

An uninterrupted work week will consist of 6 days with 10-hour shifts. You'll be earning lots of money.

Keep it up, management. Safety is and must always be number one!