Technician 3 - Manufacturing Equipment



Job Summary:

As a Manufacturing Specialist, you are responsible for supporting the efficient and effective operation of our processing equipment.  You also support leading and mentoring your team.  Your presence on the production floor is the key leadership influence of the largest segment of our site population and you must be ready to step up in a variety of unexpected situations.  You are a full partner to the shift manager as the first rung of escalation of any issue that can lead to injury, lost productivity, or product quality.  Since you are generally closest to an issue, you will often be the one to coordinate the resolution of issues that you discover or are alerted to.  When required, escalate issues to the shift manager, production manager, or higher.     

This role is 25% strategic and 75% tactical in nature.



Requirements:

• 2+ years of semiconductor experience in a manufacturing environment. 
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for assigned area’s overall performance
• Ability to understand complex semiconductor equipment and processes and their interactions  
• Highly organized with ability to prioritize work utilizing a data centric approach and business impact perspective
• Strong collaboration skills; promotes good teamwork among internal and external resources
• Strong advocate of employee development and advancement



Key Responsibilities

• Using key metrics and your own fab knowledge, you monitor the health of the Fab and redirect priorities as needed.  You must become an expert at interpreting these metrics.   
• Escalate Safety observations to appropriate stakeholders for resolution.  Ensure that issues are followed through to closure.
• Identify and escalate production impactors to ensure the even and efficient flow of our production line.
• Monitor and escalate hold and priority material in our line to get it dispositioned, released, and processed. 
• Identify, develop, and execute continuous improvement projects that are aligned with the mission and strategic vision of the site
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement Kaizen Events
• Lead and mentor Zone leads to be successful in their role.
• Identify and develop talent in your team toward future opportunities and personal career growth.
• Promote a culture of safety in your team by setting a good example and reinforcing correct behaviors.
• Build a rewards and recognition culture in your team where peers recognize peers using programs made available to you.
• Promote a “winning team” culture on your shift by establishing benchmark performance metrics and reinforcing execution standards on your shift.  These standards must include setting up other shifts for success as well.
• Provide weekly reports and updates on shift metrics and progress on projects as requested by production section managers. 
• Provide Daily pass-down and impactors document as defined by Production Managers.
• Facilitate morning operation meetings between production and engineering teams.