System Project Manager, Non-Technical Program Manager

Applied Materials • Kalispell, MT

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The System Project Manager (SPM) is responsible for the successful execution of assigned semiconductor capital equipment and NSO projects from release through customer shipment. Acting as the central point of coordination, the SPM works across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Configuration Management, and Logistics teams to ensure project milestones, schedules, and customer commitments are achieved. The SPM independently manages multiple projects simultaneously, driving accountability, facilitating communication, and proactively identifying and mitigating risks that could impact delivery, quality, scope, or schedule.

Requirements

• Strong project management, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Effective communication and collaboration across diverse functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to influence outcomes and drive accountability without direct reporting authority.
• A proactive approach to risk management, issue resolution, and customer commitment execution.
• Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities.
• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations.

Nice To Haves

• No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day execution of assigned projects from project release through shipment.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate project schedules, milestones, and deliverable commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure activities are completed on time and support overall project objectives.
• Monitor project performance and schedule adherence, identifying risks, constraints, and recovery actions when needed.
• Escalate schedule, material, quality, and resource issues that jeopardize project commitments.
• Facilitate project reviews, production status meetings, readiness reviews, and milestone checkpoint meetings.
• Manage project scope changes, configuration updates, BOM modifications, and schedule impacts while ensuring stakeholders remain informed.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams to support production prioritization, tool scheduling, and shipment readiness.
• Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution activities to maintain project execution objectives.
• Coordinate resolution of manufacturing and quality issues impacting assigned projects and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Work closely with Master Scheduling and Factory Operations to align project requirements with production capacity and delivery commitments.
• Ensure project documentation, schedules, action items, and status communications are accurate and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide clear and concise status updates to management and stakeholders regarding project health, risks, deliverables, and recovery plans.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve project execution, communication, and business processes.
• Support specific project and program objectives as defined in the areas of responsibility, and that necessary preliminary activities (e.g., determination of outcomes, milestones, viability studies, and resource planning, among others) are completed.
• Support projects and programs assigned are completed in accordance with predetermined requirements, with specific attention to product/process specifications, project/program costs, resource utilization, and timeliness for completion.
• Ensures that all phases of project, program and/or process development are documented and that information required in other functional areas is reported, disseminated, or transferred, as appropriate.
• Ensures compliance with Company policies regarding Engineering/Lab notebooks, patents, confidentiality and safety.
• Undertake study of new technologies, as appropriate.
• Support data collection for materials & financial resources.

Benefits

• Supportive work culture that encourages learning, development, and career growth.
• Opportunities to take on challenges and drive innovative solutions.
• Empowerment to push boundaries and learn every day in a supportive leading global company.
• Programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth.
• Care for employees at work, at home, or wherever they may go.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Eligibility for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed