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Join the pack at the JP! As the Senior Equipment Engineering and Maintenance Manager you will thrive in a fast paced, deadline-oriented manufacturing environment. You will work safely and constructively in collaboration with a cross-functional team of manufacturing personnel within Operations, Process, Integration, Yield and R&D to improve equipment uptime, stability, and efficiency across a wide range of toolsets. You will provide leadership to a team of Equipment Engineers, Equipment Maintenance Technicians, and Equipment Maintenance Supervisors supporting tools and equipment for our Wafer Operations area.

This posting is for a position that will directly support operations at the John Palmour Manufacturing Center for Silicon Carbide, our expansion site in Siler City, NC. The person in this role will train at our Durham, NC headquarters initially.

The Day-to-Day:

Manage and support 24x7 equipment engineering & maintenance teams to repair and complete preventative maintenance on Materials processing and support equipment.
Own and drive continuous improvement efforts for equipment failing to meet availability and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time Between Assist (MTBA) goals.
Drive standards, certification and training efforts where needed for all technicians
Work with entire Manufacturing Operations team to achieve set safety goals.
Work closely with the Process Engineering team to drive yield & cycle time improvements.
Create and maintain documentation specific to the equipment team.
Analyze data using sound statistical methodology to drive improvements in equipment and process metrics
Take leadership role to establish relationships between multiple manufacturing sites and engineering departments to best in class performance.
Develop and maintain spare parts strategies that support reliability goals
Establish KPI’s, track performance improvement plans, maintain scorecards and present technical data to internal management
Travel occasionally to various manufacturing sites and vendor sites to drive and maintain equipment management systems
Build a highly capable team and challenge the organization to drive best in class equipment performance, cost, and stability
Manage teams though tiered daily accountability process

This Job is Right for You if You Have:

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Preferably Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Chemical or related)
8+ years in an engineering or technical role in a manufacturing setting
5+ years in manufacturing, equipment, or process engineering role
Strong organizational and planning abilities, independent thinking, attention to detail, and excellent troubleshooting and hands-on background
High energy, self-motivated attitude with strong communication skills and ability to interface effectively with coworkers of different backgrounds at every level of the company
Experience with highly automated material handling systems
Previous experience utilizing OEE measurements to drive improvement in equipment productivity.
Lean manufacturing experience with demonstrated ability to implement standard work, visual management, error proofing, root cause analysis and value stream mapping tools
Demonstrated knowledge of total productive maintenance (TPM) program concepts

Preferred Qualifications:

Front-end Semiconductor substrate processing experience
10+ years in an engineering or technical role in a manufacturing setting
7+ years in manufacturing, equipment, or process engineering role
2+ years in a management or leadership role
Working knowledge and experience of applied statistics (SPC/DOE) and structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5 whys, A3 and DMAIC in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to work on several projects simultaneously and demonstrated success in complete process ownership within a 24x7 manufacturing environment

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

This role requires the lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship by the Company.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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