Industrial Engineering Manager
Job Summary
The Manager of Industrial Engineering & Planning will lead a team to execute capacity and productivity initiatives within a wafer fab environment. This role involves developing long-term capacity roadmaps, forecasting capital expenditure, and implementing best-in-class manufacturing methods. You will bridge the gap between operational data and executive strategy to optimize factory output.
Responsibilities
- Lead industrial engineering team for capacity and productivity.
- Develop factory long-term capacity roadmaps and Capex forecasting.
- Implement Best Known Methods for bottleneck and WIP control.
- Coordinate with management to resolve factory output constraints.
Required Skills
- 10+ years in semiconductor manufacturing.
- 5+ years in managerial/leadership roles.
- Proficiency in JMP, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, and MES.
- Strong capacity planning and line balancing expertise.
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day leadership, mentorship, and coaching to a team of industrial engineers in executing capacity and productivity initiatives.
- Own the factory's long-term capacity roadmap and productivity planning.
- Perform meticulous capacity scenario analyses to identify performance gaps and forecast future capital expenditure (Capex) needs.
- Liaise directly with factory production planning and executive management to coordinate tactical factory loading commitments and resolve output constraints.
- Benchmark operations against best-in-class fabs worldwide.
- Implement Best Known Methods (BKMs) to continuously enhance bottleneck management, line balancing, cycle time, and WIP control.
- Drive gap closure to reach committed long-term growth plans, translating complex operations data into actionable insights for stakeholders at all levels.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, with strong, direct exposure to wafer fab operations.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a leadership/managerial role managing engineering teams.
- Proven success in capacity planning, Capex management, line balancing, cost modeling, and productivity optimization inside a fab environment.
- Highly analytical with a data-driven mindset.
- Proficient in data analysis tools and software (e.g., JMP, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, and MES environments like PROMIS/SiView).
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder-influencing capabilities.
- High adaptability and accountability in a high-pressure, fast-paced manufacturing environment.