Senior Manager – Manufacturing

Senior Manager – Manufacturing

Requirements

• 5+ Years of leadership experience
• Semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing experience desired
• Optics experience strongly desired, able to implement Optics manufacturing and handling guidelines
• Lean six sigma, Lean manufacturing
• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from an accredited four-year college or university and 5+ years of related experience
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with employees at all levels of an organization
• Strong analytical problem-solving ability
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast paced environment and contribute to cross-functional and collaborative teams
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially MS Excel

Responsibilities

• Drive Manufacturing Cycle Time and FPY test cycle time improvements to ensure readiness for surge in future demand and strengthening our competencies on our teams
• Demonstrate a robust pass down process from first to second shift with continuity of production on same tool and transition through strong daily communication with the leads, supervisors and managers
• Identify cross-training opportunities with both shifts to improve shift productivity and effectiveness
• Develop Pareto to ID disruptions followed by 8D to problem solve
• Develop play books to meet various production plan requirements to include resource planning, overtime planning and management
• Key performance indicators for this position are Safety, On-time delivery, Daily Schedule Adherence, productivity index, inventory, Quality and Employee Engagement
• Maintain a positive rapport with all levels of the organization in order to foster and promote a diverse and inclusive work environment, high levels of morale, and high employee engagement
• Build a strong rapport with the Operations Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and New Product Introduction organization to gain support and execution through build/test cycle and problem solving
• Develops, coordinates, leads, and executes production plans to assure smooth workflow; assigns, monitors and reviews the progress, accuracy, and quality of assigned work
• Plans and evaluates optimal resource utilization and efficiency of operation to minimize costs and allow for on-time delivery of product to customers
• Accurately establishes plant capacity
• Ability to adapt and succeed in a dynamic environment with ever-changing customer requirements
• Directs, guides, monitors, and evaluates Operations Team personnel to accomplish specific production and supply chain goals consistent with established operational, housekeeping (5S), and safety procedures and processes
• Engage in problem solving in complex situations and process improvements in streamlining work processes
• Responsible for communicating production status, part shortages, interruptions, delays, and stoppages encountered to internal customers and manufacturing leadership
• Work closely with inventory planning and purchasing to ensure adequate supply of right materials in the right place at the right time for Team success
• Collaborate with various Project Managers, Planning, Engineering and Quality Assurance personnel to ensure timely on-time shipments of multiple product lines to our valued customers
• Develop and implement sound process controls; confirm routine quality and Team Leader checks and ensure all processes and procedures are executed using controlled methods and in accordance with work instructions
• Drives continuous improvement efforts and projects to improve production methods and processes to produce quality products that meet customer requirements in a cost-effective manner
• Develops high impact supervisors: Fostering a high-performance culture and holding Supervisors accountable for team development in addition to business results
• Employee development, career path planning, mentoring, training, cross training, and employee evaluation
• Analysis and resolution of process, material issues and shortages, including timely reporting of materials transactions to ensure inventory accuracy
• In process and product quality, including component testing for parts sent to field, DMR testing, and final tool qualification and validation
• ECO initiation, assessment, and distribution, together with active participation in the Change Control Board
• Comply with ISO 9001 manufacturing and assembly documentation to include planning, resources, production/service provision (including externally provided), measurements and monitoring, release, delivery and post-delivery activities – 4.4, 8.1- 8.7

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.