Director of Information Technology
About The Position
The Director of Information Technology (IT), SEMI provides strategic and operational leadership over technology functions within a multi-site manufacturing organization serving the semiconductor industry. The role develops and executes an IT vision that enhances productivity, quality, and decision-making across the Semiconductor business unit while aligning with the broader Precinmac organization. The Director leads infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, data management, analytics, and digital transformation initiatives for the SEMI business unit. The role partners with the broader Precinmac IT organization, business unit leadership, and cross-functional teams to ensure technology supports business growth, manufacturing excellence, customer requirements, improved throughput, reduced variability, precision manufacturing, and real-time insight. This role is responsible for both the Tualatin, Oregon and Albany, Oregon locations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of experience managing IT operations, including leadership responsibilities.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
- Deep experience in IT management within manufacturing, industrial, or high-precision environments.
- Expertise in enterprise systems such as ERP and MES, data platforms, analytics tools, and modern IT architectures.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance requirements for industrial environments.
- Ability to build high-performing IT teams and elevate organizational technology capability.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to drive change, standardize processes, and implement scalable solutions across multiple sites.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or MBA.
- ITIL, PMP, CISSP, or other relevant certifications for IT governance and project management.
- Semiconductor-related experience or exposure.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a forward-looking IT strategy aligned with business goals, manufacturing requirements, and semiconductor-industry expectations.
- Drive digital transformation initiatives, including automation, data integration, advanced analytics, and shop-floor connectivity such as MES, SPC, and IoT.
- Develop a strategy for applying AI tools to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve decision-making across business functions.
- Evaluate emerging technologies for manufacturing efficiency, precision, quality, customer compliance, scalability, and operational resilience.
- Lead business-unit application strategy for ERP, MES, QMS, and CRM systems, ensuring systems are documented, appropriately licensed, and optimized for production accuracy, traceability, scalability, and throughput.
- Build and expand BI capabilities, including real-time dashboards, KPI reporting, and forecasting tools that provide business-unit leadership with visibility into performance.
- Coordinate data governance, data quality, and master data management practices with the broader organization.
- Own business-unit IT infrastructure, including networks, cloud services, servers, storage, end-user computing, and communications; maintain clear documentation of architecture, dependencies, and ownership.
- Implement and mature cybersecurity programs aligned with manufacturing risks and semiconductor customer expectations, including NIST and supply-chain security considerations.
- Establish business continuity and disaster recovery strategies for critical manufacturing systems.
- Manage IT operations across multiple facilities, ensuring consistent performance and availability.
- Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance to design solutions that reduce downtime, increase yield, and improve process control.
- Enable technology use across the workforce, from shop-floor operators to executives, to enhance productivity and access to information.
- Serve as the primary liaison between IT and external partners, auditors, integrators, and technology providers.
- Lead large-scale business-unit IT projects, including system upgrades, site integrations, and infrastructure improvements.
- Negotiate and manage business-unit vendor contracts and relationships, with attention to contract terms, ownership, and service-level accountability.
- Model and develop leadership competencies in collaboration, trust and engagement; customer focus and impact; results and accountability; business and financial insights; and innovation and courage.
- Build high-performing IT teams, drive change, standardize processes, and implement scalable solutions across multiple sites.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
