Principal Industrial Engineer

Diodes Incorporated; Greenock; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Diodes Incorporated in the United Kingdom is seeking an Industrial Engineer/Digital Manufacturing Engineer to join our team overseeing silicon wafer fabrication processes and related tools. You will work with IT, technology development and factory engineering to develop, implement, sustain and improve systems that control, report, and model process steps.

The role focuses on capacity/cost modelling, MES routing setups, reporting, and driving improvements across value streams to reduce stock and

Qualifications

• Degree/HND in industrial, manufacturing or engineering discipline.
• Relevant experience in Industrial Engineering/ software role within Semiconductor industry.
• High level of IT literacy.
• Knowledge of volume production engineering principles, systems and MES such as PROMIS.
• Strong lean and six sigma experience.

Responsibilities

• Own capacity and cost modelling of the whole manufacturing process on site.
• Own reporting systems to support operational management.
• Own structure and setup of Routes in MES system.
• Prepare output, cost and profitability metrics for historical and forecast periods.
• Identify capital improvement/expansion projects.
• Drive value stream management to improve cycle times and reduce stock and WIP.
• Participate in cross functional teams.

Skills

IT literacy

Lean Six Sigma

BI reporting

Analytical skills

Self-motivation

Teamwork

Education

Degree/HND in Industrial/Manufacturing/Engineering

Tools

PROMIS MES

BI software

Cost modelling tools

Job description

Responsible to:

Strategic Operations Manager

Purpose

As an Industrial Engineer/Digital manufacturing Engineer you will join the team responsible for the silicon wafer fabrication processes, tools and techniques involved in the manufacture of our growing family of semiconductor products for our worldwide markets.

Working closely with IT, the technology development and factory engineering organisations you will develop, implement, sustain, and improve the systems used to control, report, and model the process steps.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Ownership of capacity and cost modelling of the whole manufacturing process on site and development thereof.
• Ownership of reporting systems to support operational management.
• Ownership of structure and set up of Routes in MES system
• Preparation of output, cost and profitability metrics for historical and forecast periods.
• Identify capital improvement/expansion projects
• Drive the value stream management process to improve cycle times and reduce stock and WIP.
• Participate in cross functional teams

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Person Specification

Attribute

The qualities without which the post holder could not be appointed

Extra qualities which can be used to choose between candidates who meet all the essential criteria

Qualifications

• Degree/HND in an industrial, manufacturing or engineering discipline.
• Relevant experience in Industrial Engineering/ software role within Semiconductor industry

Attribute

The qualities without which the post holder could not be appointed

Extra qualities which can be used to choose between candidates who meet all the essential criteria

• High level of IT literacy
• Relevant understanding of volume production engineering principles, systems
• Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes.
• Good knowledge of Business Intelligence software packages and ability to write reports from them.
• Good knowledge of MES systems such as PROMIS.
• Strong lean and six sigma experience
• Highly organized approach, accurate with a high level of attention to detail
• Analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• High levels of self-motivation, flexibility and with a positive attitude to work
• Competencies in line with the Company’s core values
• Self-Management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills