Operations Continuous Improvement Manager

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.; Piemonte; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Financial support programs

Global career opportunities

Job summary

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. in Borgaro Torinese seeks an Operations Continuous Improvement Manager to lead factory-wide improvement initiatives, focusing on productivity, OEE, and cost reduction while ensuring safe, reliable production.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality and IT to deploy lean, six sigma and digitalization projects, coach teams on CI tools, and deliver measurable savings for our high‑volume semiconductor production site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Strong leadership experience in high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Proven track record delivering improvements in OEE, safety, quality, and cost.
• Expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPM, and value-stream mapping.
• Fluent English and Italian; willing to work on site in Borgaro Torinese.

Responsibilities

• Support Manufacturing Operations ensuring safe, efficient, reliable daily execution.
• Drive performance across productivity, OEE, throughput, cycle time and waste reduction.
• Define and deploy continuous improvement roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Lead improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and RCA.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to remove bottlenecks and standardize practices.
• Promote automation and digitalization including dashboards and smart factory solutions.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Team leadership

Bilingual English/Italian

Data analytics

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

MES/ERP systems

Dashboards

Automation technologies

Job description

Operations Continuous Improvement Manager

We are seeking great talent to help us build The DNA of tech.

Vishay manufactures one of the world's largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. We help the world's most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch your life and the lives of people across the world, though you likely do not know it. Come join us and help us build The DNA of tech.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH). Learn more at www.Vishay.com. Do you want to help us build the DNA of tech.? Vishay Italy is currently seeking applicants for Operations Continuous Improvement Manager. In this position, you will support the Site Operations Organization and accelerate continuous improvement across the semiconductor manufacturing lines and the facility organization in Borgaro Torinese, with a strong focus on productivity, OEE, cost reduction, waste reduction, automation, and digitalization.

Job Location:

Vishay Semiconductor Italiana S.p.A. is a Borgaro Torinese site focused on the design, development, and production of power semiconductor devices and power modules. The site includes a wafer fabrication line producing 6-inch and 8-inch wafers and an assembly line building power modules for demanding power semiconductor applications. Around 300 employees currently work at the site, with continued growth driven by expansion plans and increasing market demand.

What you will be doing:

• Support the Manufacturing Operations organization, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable execution of daily production activities, delivery commitments, cost targets, quality performance, and people development.
• Drive operational performance across the organization, with focus on productivity, OEE, throughput, cycle time, yield, scrap reduction, cost improvement, and waste elimination.
• Proactively support the definition and deployment of the site manufacturing continuous improvement roadmap across the organization, ensuring clear priorities, measurable targets, and alignment with business objectives.
• Identify, prioritize, and deliver improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPM, value stream mapping, structured problem solving, and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Planning, EHS, IT, Automation, and Facility teams to remove bottlenecks, standardize best practices, and improve equipment, process, and organizational performance.
• Promote automation and digitalization initiatives, including data-driven performance management, manufacturing dashboards, process monitoring, workflow simplification, and smart factory solutions.
• Coach managers, engineers, supervisors, technicians, and operators in continuous improvement tools and behaviors, while reporting progress, risks, savings, and performance improvements to site leadership and global stakeholders.

What you will bring along:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Solid leadership experience in manufacturing operations, preferably in semiconductor, electronics, automotive, or other high-volume/high-reliability technical production environments.
• Proven track record in managing production teams and delivering measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, OEE, cost reduction, scrap reduction, cycle time, yield, and waste elimination.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPM, 5S, value stream mapping, standard work, visual management, structured problem solving, and root cause analysis.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment performance, maintenance interfaces, quality systems, production planning, operational KPIs, and financial drivers in complex technical environments.
• Experience with automation, manufacturing digitalization, data analytics, MES/ERP systems, dashboards, or Industry 4.0 initiatives; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification is preferred.
• Strong analytical mindset, project management discipline, communication, facilitation, coaching, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage shop-floor teams, technical specialists, managers, and global stakeholders.
• Hands-on, pragmatic, and results-oriented leadership style, with fluent English and Italian preferred, willingness to work primarily on site in Borgaro Torinese, and availability for occasional travel if required.

What can we offer you for your talent:

Vishay offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs including health care coverage, financial support programs and other resources designed to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. With us, you'll experience unique career paths, an open and collaborative culture, a stable business that will be there for you, and opportunities to work globally and locally.

Vishay committed to a workplace free of harassment and unlawful discrimination. We do not engage in discrimination or harassment based on race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, political affiliation, union membership, covered veteran status, protected genetic information or marital status in hiring and employment practices.

Vishay has been growing for over 60 years and we're always looking for new people who are passionate about tech, innovation and helping transform the world around us. Sound like you?