About the role
AI summarisedApplied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions for the electronics industry. We are seeking an Operations Management role to lead, motivate, and develop a team of production employees while driving operational excellence, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining rigorous safety standards.
EquipmentOnsiteManufacturing
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise, lead, motivate, direct, develop, and train a team of production employees, assigning work and setting priorities.
- Prioritize production schedules based on manpower availability, equipment efficiency, capacity, and material requirements.
- Lead operational meetings to establish process consistency and ensure alignment of tactical and strategic plans, tracking key performance metrics.
- Serve as the primary interface for operations issues impacting customer satisfaction, ensuring conformance to customer/vendor requirements and initiating corrective actions.
- Develop personnel through training and career development, managing performance reviews, goal setting, and coaching.
- Analyze and plan for maximum production capacity optimization while monitoring manufacturing processes that collect and report key measurement data.
- Drive Lean, Safety, and Quality initiatives by identifying process improvements and taking necessary corrective action.
- Ensure compliance with all safety policies, including accident prevention and mandatory departmental training (EHS).
Requirements
- Proven ability to lead and manage a production team.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and production scheduling.
- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement (Lean, Quality).
- Experience in performance management and employee development.
- Ability to analyze complex operational data to identify bottlenecks and solutions.
- Strong problem-solving skills under pressure.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly across all organizational levels.