Post Fab Shift Operations Manager D2

The Manufacturing Operations Manager is the singlepoint owner of factory performance for an assigned shift in the East Fishkill 300mm Wafer Fab. This role is accountable for delivering safe stable and costeffective manufacturing results through decisive leadership rigorous enforcement of standards and endtoend ownership of operational outcomes.

Unlike traditional supervisory roles the Shift Manager is expected to define problems make decisions mobilize resources and drive issues to resolution not simply identify and escalate them. Success in this role requires strong judgment operational discipline and the ability to lead effectively through complexity while balancing safety quality delivery and cost in real time.

Each shift under this roles leadership is expected to leave the factory in a measurably stronger operating position with improved stability reduced risk and clear ownership of any remaining issues.

Day2 Shift: Thursday Friday Saturday and every other Wednesday at 6:30am-7pm

Factory Performance Ownership

• Own and deliver shiftlevel performance results across equipment uptime throughput quality cycle time and cost.
• Translate daily factory targets into clear prioritized execution plans for the shift.
• Identify deviations from plan early and take decisive corrective action to recover performance.
• Make realtime decisions balancing output product quality equipment health and operational risk.
• Remain accountable for issues through resolution including ensuring continuity across shifts and functions.
• Accept full accountability for on-shift results regardless of cause or functional ownership.

Problem Solving & Decision Leadership

• Lead onshift problem definition containment and recovery for equipment process staffing and material constraints.
• Move beyond symptom response by leading root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Bring forward problems with clear analysis options and recommendations when crossfunctional support is required.
• Hold engineering maintenance and support organizations accountable for meeting commitments that impact shift performance.
• Ensure lessons learned are documented and translated into improved standard work controls or escalation criteria.

People Leadership & Accountability

• Lead technicians and operators with clear expectations for performance behavior and ownership.
• Actively coach individuals to solve problems at the lowest responsible level.
• Ensure staffing skill mix certifications and coverage align with factory needs.
• Develop future leaders by deliberately building capability delegating responsibility and providing direct feedback.
• Address performance gaps promptly and professionally; reinforce consequences for repeated nonstandard behaviors.

CrossShift Execution & Communication

• Serve as the authoritative operational leader and decision point for the shift.
• Lead disciplined shift handovers ensuring clear communication of:
  • Factory status and performance versus target
  • Open risks and degraded conditions
  • Ownership and next actions for unresolved issues
• Ensure continuity of execution across shifts by enforcing standards and closing gaps not reopening debates.

Continuous Improvement & Cost Stewardship

• Drive consistent use of metrics standard work and accountability mechanisms to improve factory performance.
• Demonstrate strong cost awareness in daily decisions including labor efficiency downtime scrap and rework.
• Challenge recurring issues workarounds and inefficiencies; push for systemic fixes rather than shortterm containment.
• Reinforce a mindset that every shift contributes to improving the factorys longterm capability not just meeting todays output.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing
• 5 years of leadership experience in manufacturing industrial or other highreliability operational environments.
• Demonstrated history of owning operational results not just supervising activity.
• Proven ability to make sound decisions under time pressure and ambiguity.
• Strong track record of leading people through problems change and accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience owning shiftbased operations with advanced tools tightly coupled processes and high operational risk.
• Background in structured problem solving performance management and operational excellence systems.
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Mechanical Electrical Chemical Industrial or Related)