Reliability Testing Supervisor

Littelfuse Philippines, Inc.; Malvar; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Littelfuse Philippines, Inc. seeks a Supervisor Reliability Testing to lead the Lipa reliability laboratory, manage daily operations, and drive performance with a focus on safety and quality.

The role oversees execution, planning, and coordination of ORM activities and transfers to ensure reliable results and compliant outcomes. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in reliability or semiconductor testing, with strong leadership, English proficiency, and a track record of process discipline and

Qualifications

• Completed apprenticeship or degree in electrical engineering, electronics, physics, materials science, or comparable technical discipline.
• 5+ years in reliability testing, semiconductor testing, or quality lab operations.
• Initial or proven leadership experience in team coordination or supervisory roles.

Responsibilities

• Execute reliability tests in Lipa per global standards, methods, and specs.
• Provide disciplinary and operational leadership for the local lab team, including performance feedback and development.
• Plan, assign, and prioritize daily lab activities to ensure timely, high-quality execution of ORM, line support, and transfers.
• Ensure delivery aligned with defined standards, performance expectations, and defined Done criteria.
• Coordinate local resources, schedules, equipment, and materials to meet project and customer needs.
• Act as first-level escalation authority for operational issues, safety concerns, or bottlenecks; escalate to Chapter Lead as needed.
• Monitor and manage local KPIs such as execution reliability, cycle time, and on-time delivery; drive improvements.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement improvements within the local lab scope with team support.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Safety compliance

6S principles

Gemba walks

Process discipline

People development

Delivery ownership

English fluency

Education

Electrical/Tech degree

Job description

Our Supervisor Reliability Testing will be the Team Lead for the Lipa reliability laboratory and is responsible for local execution, team performance, and operational management of the assigned reliability testing activities. The Supervisor Reliability Testing ensures that reliability tests are executed safely, consistently, and on time in accordance with global Chapter standards, methods, and defined test specifications. The role focuses on stable day-to-day operations, team leadership, workload planning, and the stepwise build-up of Lipa as an Operations & Assembly Quality Hub for production-proximate reliability work.

About the Position:

• Execution responsibility for reliability tests in Lipa in accordance with global standards, methods, and defined test specifications

• Disciplinary and operational leadership of the local Lipa reliability lab team, including performance management, feedback, coaching, and development

• Planning, assignment, and prioritization of daily lab activities to ensure timely and high-quality execution of ORM, line support, production site transfers, cost-saving qualifications, and standard REL requests

• Ensuring delivery in line with defined Chapter standards, performance expectations, priority logic, and Definition of Done

• Application of global methods, execution guidelines, test readiness rules, and documentation expectations in daily operations

• Coordination of local resources, schedules, equipment availability, samples, and lab activities to meet project, production, and customer-related requirements

• Acting as first-level escalation authority for operational issues, safety concerns, test interruptions, equipment bottlenecks, and workload conflicts; escalation to Chapter Lead when required

• Monitoring and management of local flow KPIs, including execution reliability, cycle time, on-time delivery, schedule adherence, backlog stability, and data/documentation quality

• Identification of operational inefficiencies and implementation of improvements within the local Lipa lab scope together with the team and support functions

• Development and coaching of team members, identification of skill gaps, training needs, cross-training opportunities, and capability development for Lipa REL ramp-up

• Ensuring compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations, including safe handling of equipment, materials, high-voltage/high-temperature test setups, and environmental test conditions

• Promoting and enforcing 6S principles within the lab to maintain a clean, organized, efficient, and audit-ready working environment

• Conducting regular Gemba walks to monitor daily operations, identify issues early, strengthen standard work, and drive continuous improvement

• Ensuring adherence to EHS standards and active participation in audits, inspections, corrective actions, and preventive measures

• Identification and mitigation of safety risks and implementation of preventive measures within the local Lipa lab environment

About You:

• Completed apprenticeship, technician qualification, or degree in electrical engineering, electronics, physics, materials science, or comparable technical discipline

• 5+ years of experience in reliability testing, semiconductor testing, quality lab operations, or comparable technical laboratory environment

• Initial or proven leadership experience in team coordination, shift/lab coordination, technical leadership, or supervisory roles

• Structured, execution-focused, safety-oriented working style with strong ownership for delivery, people development, and process discipline

• Very good English skills and ability to lead in a global, intercultural lab environment

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