Front-End Production Manager

KLA•Milpitas, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. You will own production operations supporting the RAPID 7xx reticle inspection tools. This role provides direct leadership to a growing team of Associate Test Engineers (ATEs), currently consisting of five personnel with plan to build a team of more than twenty employees over the coming years! Must drive manufacturing execution, workforce development, production readiness, quality performance, and process improvement while partnering closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management teams. The position requires a strong background in semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing and proven leadership of technical teams in a clean environment. Coordinate daily efforts for module and subsystem builds. Ensure production schedules, quality requirements, cost targets, and delivery commitments are achieved! They will lead manufacturing prioritization to support changing business demands while driving operational excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technically applicable field of study.
Minimum 10 years of manufacturing of semiconductor equipment or semiconductor manufacturing environment.
Minimum 5 years of direct people-management in a supervisory role.
Experience manufacturing electro-mechanical, opto-mechanical, precision motion, or semiconductor products in a cleanroom environment.
Strong understanding of manufacturing critical metrics including safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cycle time.
Excellent communication, leadership, mentoring, and problem-solving skills.
Requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelors Degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with semiconductor inspection, metrology, lithography, or related capital equipment.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience supporting new product transitions and manufacturing ramps.
Familiarity with manufacturing execution systems (MES), ERP systems, and quality management systems.
Experience with high-vacuum, precision mechatronic, optical, or ultra-clean manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

Own production operations supporting the RAPID 7xx reticle inspection tools.
Drive manufacturing execution, workforce development, production readiness, quality performance, and process improvement.
Partner closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management teams.
Coordinate daily efforts for module and subsystem builds.
Ensure production schedules, quality requirements, cost targets, and delivery commitments are achieved.
Lead manufacturing prioritization to support changing business demands.
Drive operational excellence.