About the role
AI summarisedThe Manager, Operations Management oversees a team of technicians in a semiconductor fabrication environment, focusing on process support, metrology, inspection, and experimental execution. The role emphasizes people leadership, safety and quality compliance, and operational excellence through coaching, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement. The manager ensures execution discipline, data integrity, and adherence to Applied Materials' EHS and cleanroom standards while supporting team development and operational efficiency.
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Key Responsibilities
- Manages a group of technicians responsible for process support, metrology, inspection, and experimental execution
- Sets clear expectations for execution discipline, data quality, and safety compliance
- Conducts regular coaching, feedback, and development discussions to build technical and operational capability
- Supports onboarding, cross training, and succession planning to ensure team flexibility and coverage
- Promotes a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Ensures team compliance with Applied Materials EHS, cleanroom, chemical handling, and contamination control requirements
- Enforces process discipline and data integrity standards across all execution activities
- Reviews and approves Quality Notifications related to execution deviations or lot issues
- Proactively identifies operational risks and drives corrective and preventive actions
- Conducts thorough analyses to identify execution deficiencies, capacity constraints, and opportunities for operational enhancement
Requirements
- Strong understanding of wafer fabrication flows
- Understanding of R&D execution models
- Understanding of development cycle management
- Working knowledge of lot dispatching
- Working knowledge of WIP control
- Working knowledge of forecasting methodologies
- Working knowledge of execution KPIs
- Ability to balance competing priorities in a fast changing development environment while maintaining execution rigor
- Ability to conduct thorough analyses to identify execution deficiencies, capacity constraints, and opportunities for operational enhancement