Wafer Fab Supervisor

Nokia•San Jose, CA
•$84,372 - $134,136

About The Position

The Wafer Fab Supervisor will provide day-to-day operations and logistics support for a wafer fab startup facility. The position also supports the initial startup of a new wafer fab facility, including managing wafer fab operators between two manufacturing sites. The supervisor will work closely with maintenance and manufacturing engineers and provide daily updates on workstation setup, tools, and qualification lots. The role requires someone who can multitask, set priorities with little guidance, communicate effectively with people at all levels, and work in a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment. The supervisor must understand tools, processes, people, capacity constraints, and bottleneck management, and be willing to keep to a schedule and do what it takes to meet deadlines. Work shift: Shift 4, 6 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and alternate Thursdays. No shift differential.

Requirements

  • Flexible to work and provide support at two manufacturing sites.
  • Five or more years in manufacturing management, industrial engineering, or an equivalent field, with management career goals.
  • Project management knowledge or experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced atmosphere, with a proven record in high-volume manufacturing.
  • Four-year degree or equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience in Manufacturing Supervision.
  • Ability to multitask and set priorities with little guidance.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communicating with people at all organizational levels.
  • Excellent computer skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, databases, and MES systems.
  • Analytical skills and a good understanding of SPC.
  • Understanding of tools, processes, people, capacity constraints, and bottleneck management.
  • Willingness and ability to keep to a schedule and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day operations and logistics support for the wafer fab startup facility.
  • Work closely with maintenance and manufacturing engineers.
  • Provide daily updates on workstation setup, tools, and qualification lots.
  • Manage wafer fab operators between two manufacturing sites as part of the facility startup.
  • Multitask and set priorities with little guidance.
  • Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of the organization, from operators to VPs.
  • Apply computer, analytical, and SPC knowledge to support operations.
  • Understand the complexity of tools, processes, and people, as well as capacity constraints and bottleneck management.
  • Work in a fast-paced environment and keep to schedules to meet deadlines.
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