Complete the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technical Support Function
Overview
This standard identifies the competences you need to complete the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technical Support Function in accordance with approved procedures. You will be required to use appropriate work instructions and information to ensure that the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technical Support Function is complete and ready for completion/closure in accordance with the work specification whilst ensuring that waste is both minimised and handled in accordance with organisational procedures.
The SMTSFs (referred to as Work Activities throughout this standard) relevant to this standard are:
- Calibration
- Quality
- Inspection
- Testing
- Metrology
Your responsibilities will require you to comply with organisational policy and procedures for the work activities associated with completion of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technical Support Function, and to report any problems with the work activities, equipment (including plant) or materials that you cannot personally resolve, or are outside your permitted authority, to the relevant people. You will be expected to work with a minimum of supervision, taking personal responsibility for your own actions and for the quality and accuracy of the work that you produce.
You will understand the techniques used, and their application, in adequate depth to provide a sound basis for carrying out the activities to the required specification.
You will understand the safety precautions required when carrying out the activities and when using the associated tools and equipment. You will be required to demonstrate safe working practices throughout and will understand the responsibility you owe to yourself and relevant others in the workplace.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- access and accurately interpret all relevant work instructions and information relevant to the work activities
- work safely at all times and in accordance with all relevant legislation, guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols
- deal promptly and effectively with any problems within your control and report those which cannot be solved
- identify and minimise hazards and risk in the workplace
- access and gather the appropriate equipment, accessories and components to carry out the work activities
- wear PPE in accordance with organisational procedures
- check that you have completed the work activities and the close down requirements are clear and complete
- check that the equipment, accessories and components used are in appropriate condition for work activities closure to commence
- confirm that services relevant to the work activities are isolated where this is required
- communicate with all relevant personnel that work activities completion is imminent
- inform all relevant personnel when work activities completion is achieved
- minimise any loss or damage through the operation
- control residual and/or waste materials
- place product, residual and/or waste materials in suitably labelled containers ready for removal
- clean equipment, accessories and components if necessary ready for next operation
- reconcile residual materials when necessary
- confirm with relevant others that the work activities are complete
- report all deviations from specified limits to the appropriate person
- communicate, if required, with relevant others
- complete and store all relevant documentation in accordance with organisational procedures
- dispose of waste in accordance with organisational procedures
- leave the work area in a safe condition on completion of the work activities in accordance with organisational procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- the current legislation, guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols which are relevant to the work activities and to which you must adhere
- the scope and limitations of your own competence, responsibilities and accountability as it applies to your job role
- how to access and interpret all relevant work instructions and information relevant to the work activities
- specific procedures for reporting issues which are beyond your competence, responsibilities and accountability
- the duty to report any acts or omissions that could be unsafe/detrimental to you or relevant others
- the hazards and risks which may arise during the execution of your work role and how you can minimise these
- how to select, put on and remove PPE
- the correct use of equipment to protect the health and safety of you and relevant others
- how to obtain the authority to enter the relevant work areas and any specific permit-to-work procedures that are used
- the meaning of terms used in shut down operation instructions
- methods of shut down for the operation
- the importance of keeping relevant personnel informed
- why it is important to minimise any loss/damage during shut down
- what containers to place product, residual and waste materials in
- how to handle equipment safely in ways that protect yourself and relevant others from risk
- when it is important to reconcile materials
- methods of material reconciliation
- what problems may occur in the operation and how to deal with them
- when it may be important to observe issues around security and confidentiality
- organisational management structures, roles, and responsibilities
- the procedures and methods relating to the coordination of inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams within and across services
- how to dispose of waste in accordance with organisational procedures
- how to complete and safely store all relevant documentation in accordance with organisational procedures
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Work activities
- Calibration
- Quality
- Inspection
- Testing
- Metrology
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Work instructions and information
- Drawings
- Specifications
- Method statements
- Work schedules/programmes
- Manufacturer instructions
- Environmental requirements
- Sustainability requirements
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Work area
- Clean room
- Non-clean room
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Equipment, accessories and components
- Hand tools
- Power tools
- Access equipment
- Safety equipment (including PPE)
- In-situ equipment
- Materials
- Consumables
- Plant
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Organisational procedures
- accident reporting
- communication
- customer services
- emergencies
- implementing and monitoring health and safety requirements and issues
- implementing and monitoring issues relating to the environment and sustainability
- information management
- project management
- risk assessment
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Relevant others
- client representatives
- customers/clients
- service providers
- site/contract/production manager
- supervisors
- work colleagues