Roles and Responsibilities:

Job Summary/Overview

Guided by a belief in data-based decision-making, the power of sustainable manufacturing and the continuous effort to achieve the lowest life-cycle cost for power delivery, the Infra Electrical (ELE) team is responsible for providing continuous, safe and high-quality power supply to our semiconductor fabrication facility (FAB). At our new Taylor Facility, we will initially operate an Electrical Distribution and Supply System for 2 Fabs consisting of a 500MW 138kv Substation, a 12470-volt distribution system with around (700) medium voltage circuit breakers, a 4160-volt medium voltage delivery system and around (3000) 480v panels. The systems are critically backed by (32) 4MW diesel generators and around (500) 500 kva UPS Systems. The Taylor site will conceptually expand to 10 Fabs by 2030.

As the Electrical Operations Manager at the Taylor site for Samsung you will be responsible for all Operations and Maintenance aspects of electrical supply to the site. This includes multiple teams of technicians and electricians, as well as associated contractors and vendors. You will achieve outstanding execution and safety performance in daily 24 x 7 operations and maintenance of all onsite electrical distribution equipment. You will ensure the incident and excursion-free execution of field work activities to deliver power across the facility to all Infrastructure and FAB equipment. You will be a champion of safety and the world’s best performance in all work.

Specific Job Duties  

• Leadership and participation in safety initiatives, programs, and activities to drive world class performance.
• Provide leadership for our supervisors, operators, electricians, technicians and contractors in strategic and tactical activities within our power supply facilities.
• Mentor and guide direct reports (supervisors) to utilize collaborative communication and coordination with technicians and shareholders (systems engineers and management) in day-to-day operations.
• Drive improvements in equipment and part management, employing lean principles effectively.
• Support engineering teams responsible for growth of the site and management of system utilization, availability and redundancy.
• Support maintenance teams responsible for equipment planned and unplanned maintenance.
• Support tool hookup and FAB unit parts responsible for production supply and ramp.
• Develop and manage annual expense budgets and spare parts inventory.
• Manage monthly expense spending and service contracts.
• Support commercial negotiations and establishment of terms related to services and projects.

Safety Leadership:

• Lead the development of safety and quality projects to manage electrical spaces/equipment across the site to ensure 6S principles are maintained and the department is in compliance with all site policies and applicable standards, as well as national, state and local ordinances.
• Create a safe, high quality and collaborative work environment, ensuring work is managed effectively through the ownership of the daily Tactical Coordination meeting and Two-Week Look-Ahead meeting.
• Drive increasing knowledge and competencies of employees to support safety innovation.

Achieve World Class Results:

• Establish and reinforce site and team goals.
• Drive improvement through vision and effective resource management and prioritization.
• Anticipate future needs and guide the organization towards effective strategies.
• Advance and support Facilities strategies and initiatives for improved safety, reliability, and performance.
• Provide innovative and forward-thinking to drive industry-leading strategies.

High Level Representation:

• Provide effective representation of the department and the site for commercial and strategic considerations with current and prospective vendors and contractors.
• Serve as an ideal representative of the department and site to external groups and agencies.
• Collaborate and drive understanding and strategy with all Samsung FABs globally (Korea, China).

Ensure Compliance:

• Ensure all operations, maintenance, training, and documentation meet the standards of OSHA and local agencies.
• Partner and collaborate with the site Environmental Health & Safety department to maintain robust safety operations.

Employee Development:

• Continually drives group culture toward greater learning, development, and overall job satisfaction.
• Sponsor and promote programs and a business environment of dedicated employee progression.
• Attract and develop expertise in key areas to support strategic site needs.
• Empower and inspire operators and technicians to identify, lead, and execute improvements.

Work Hour Expectations: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5:00pm

Skills and Qualifications:

Education, Training, Certification(s) and Minimum years of experience required

• 4-year degree in engineering, science, project management, or facilities management, preferred
• Required: 10+ years of experience in an industrial facilities environment, with 5 years in supervisory position, leading and managing technicians within a facilities environment
• Preferred: 15+ years of experience in a facilities environment, with 10 years in supervisory position.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Software, and Tools experience:

• Strong presentation skills and the ability to personally represent the group in all matters to executive levels (internal and external).
• The candidate must demonstrate strong leadership skills required to interface with stakeholders across the SAS Facilities, Engineering, and Construction organizations to both sustain regular operations and complete large scale expansion projects.
• The candidate must demonstrate effective decision making to ensure proper outcomes are realized based on site priories (safety – quality – production – cost).
• Ability to independently multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of standard practices of the Electrical trade
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations
• Semiconductor or high-volume manufacturing experience preferred
• Experience developing and improving work processes using Six Sigma and/or LEAN principles.
• The candidate must be skilled in applying data analysis to determine root causes of equipment issues, and to drive improvement in operations, projects, and equipment reliability.
• Familiarity with design and installation of electrical distribution and support equipment (switchgear, transformers, UPS, etc.).
• Strong capability to work with Microsoft Office tools (excel, PowerPoint, word, etc.).
• Experience with Microsoft Excel for data analysis including Pivot Tables, data source linking through VLOOKUP, and simple script creation.
• Ability to thrive in a multi-culture environment.
• Experience reading and/or writing technical specifications
• Experience overseeing projects and providing technical guidance
• Permanent right to work in US and ability to work overtime / on non-scheduled days as required.

Competencies:

• Safety, Environmental, and Quality Mindset
• Set-up of Clear Expectations, Work Scope and Time Management
• Organization and Attention to Detail (especially on SOPs and Engineering guidance)