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University of Texas at Austin

Public research university in Austin, TX

Manufacturing Operations Manager

Manufacturing & Production OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Ten years of experience in semiconductor fabrication or advanced packaging manufacturing.
  • Five years leading 24/7 manufacturing or operations teams.
  • Direct experience managing wafer lot starts and work-in-process control, cleanroom and gown room operations, and fabrication material flow and logistics.
  • A strong background in advanced packaging or back-end semiconductor operations.
  • A deep understanding of fabrication manufacturing flows and constraints, wafer lot control, dispatch rules, manufacturing execution system logic, and advanced packaging integration steps.
  • Working knowledge of automated material handling systems and wafer handling systems, spares, bills of materials, preventive maintenance strategies, inventory control systems, and enterprise resource planning integration.
  • Expertise in statistical process control and yield management, overall equipment effectiveness, mean time between failures, mean time to repair, cycle time analysis, electrostatic discharge, contamination control, and cleanroom standards.
  • Strong execution-focused leadership with operational rigor.
  • Ability to manage high-mix, high-volume, and time-critical environments.
  • Financial acumen for inventory, cost, and capacity optimization.
  • Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the master wafer start plan and daily execution cadence, balance demand, capacity, engineering work, and maintenance windows, and achieve committed output, cycle time, and on-time delivery metrics.
  • Ensure shift staffing aligns with wafer start and production loads, guarantee gown room readiness for all shifts and contingency scenarios, and train and enforce cleanroom discipline and standard work.
  • Ensure seamless lot movement with zero wafer loss or misprocessing, drive automated material handling system reliability and manual transport discipline, and minimize wafer handling defects and contamination risks.
  • Ensure spares availability to meet tool uptime and production targets, drive cost discipline through optimized inventory management, and maintain accurate, audit-ready inventory logs and traceability.
  • Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and statistical process control initiatives focused on cycle time reduction, lot start predictability, and inventory optimization; apply structured root cause analysis, including 8D and failure mode and effects analysis, to recurring fabrication issues.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering or science stream.
  • More than ten years of experience in semiconductor fabrication or advanced packaging manufacturing.
  • More than five years leading 24/7 manufacturing or operations teams.
  • Cross-functional collaboration and communication with engineering, facilities, supply chain, and customers.
  • A data-driven problem-solving mindset.
  • Strong organizational and documentation skills.

About the Company

University of Texas at Austin

Public research university in Austin, TX

University of Texas at Austin is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across a broad range of fields.

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