ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Enabler for smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips

Work where the morning arises. What can't be missing from a smartphone? Exactly, the microchip – the heart of any electronically controlled system. About 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and solutions for process control, ZEISS enables the production of increasingly smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips – and thus decisively shapes the age of microelectronics and nanoelectronics with its innovations.

As a machine operator (m/w/x) in our area, you can process high-precision optical components for different products of semiconductor production.

Take the opportunity as an internal colleague/internal colleague and apply to this position by 01.10.2026.

Provide the products for processing components of different optical materials on machines

Preparation and refining of machines, e.g. Hermle-5-Achs processing machines

performing measurements on coordinate measuring instruments

Testing the components for optical errors

Maintenance and maintenance work

Conducting support activities such as kittens and lasers

successfully completed training as machining mechanic

Knowledge of grinding and turning technology and experience in handling machine controls (e.g. Siemens control)

multiannual experience in handling measuring instruments (PRISMO)

a careful and conscientious procedure

a pronounced analytical thinking capacity as well as a high degree of autonomy and team capacity

Experience in handling high-quality starting materials and machines

good IT skills, especially in MS Office, and knowledge in FASYS and SAP

Ready to work in the 3-shift system

fluent knowledge of German in word and writing

Your Benefit

We give you stability and security!

The long-term success, the market position of ZEISS as well as a continuously growing demand for IT components provides security for every single ZEISS employee and a long-term perspective that you can rely on.

Your work-life balance is important to us!

Benefit from flexible working time models (also flexible shift models for shift workers), the possibility to work on the mobile, as well as various childcare offers.

Your skills are our gold value!

At ZEISS we offer a variety of opportunities for professional development, including qualification programs, the internal online learning platform CurioZ, external training offers and attractive career models. With our annually defined further development goals, we help our employees achieve their career goals.

Your work is valuable!

As part of our team, you will benefit from a variety of attractive staff services, such as Coperate Benefits, a grant to the German ticket and the service bike, as well as a well-qualified pension. You also benefit from special tariff payments, such as holiday money, Christmas money, transformation money and additional tariff money (T-Zug), as well as an annual profitsharing (business year-based).

We invest in your health & your well-being!

Our health management includes online sports courses, webinars and cooperations with fitness studios, ZEISS sports groups and running events, company doctors, as well as a unique health partnership with the barmer, which offers health courses and a personal contact. In our operating restaurants we treat you with healthy and varied menus that include vegetarian and vegan options daily as well as regional organic products.

With us, man is the central point!

ZEISS is a foundation company. That is why we have committed ourselves particularly to values such as social engagement, family-friendliness and the social protection of our employees. Because You are the innovative power and the engine of our company – and are at the heart of us. There are flat hierarchies plus free space and responsibility.

Find out more about us as a company & Team | ZEISS SMT and your career at ZEISS SMT!

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