Director, Front End Operations Central Team, HVM Central Process Equipment Engineer

MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA OPERATIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Singapore is seeking a Director to drive manufacturing improvements and optimize performance across global operations. The successful candidate will collaborate internationally, manage diverse teams, and ensure alignment with strategic goals. With over 10 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing and strong leadership skills, this role offers the chance to influence critical projects and foster operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to collaborate globally and influence through indirect leadership.
• Experienced in managing large, multi-layer groups in diverse disciplines.
• Track record of performance excellence and recognized leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive improvements in manufacturing capability and efficiency.
• Manage and execute Tool of Record requirements effectively.
• Deliver industry benchmark methods at the lowest cost.

Skills

Collaboration

Leadership

Problem-solving

Mentorship

Organizational agility

Education

Bachelor's Degree in science, engineering, technology or related field

Job description

As the Director, OCT PEE Etch/CMP/Wet at Micron Technology, Inc., you will be responsible for driving improvements and breakthroughs to manufacturing capability, delivering industry benchmark methods at lowest cost, and managing the execution of global business processes in the unit process areas of responsibility. You will execute to this by focusing on manufacturing big rock performance optimization, and ensure priorities are aligned to Micron business plan and Strategic Objective requirements across manufacturing sites.

Your objective is to leverage global internal and external resources to define and enable equipment roadmaps, execute business processes, and drive network process and equipment alignment to achieve world-class manufacturing performances. Examples include leveraging suppliers to achieve benchmark performance, discovery and implementation of equipment and process safety best methods (BKM), equipment utilization optimization, thru-put optimization, cash cost optimization, and continuous improvement project prioritization and execution to project timelines.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Drive improvements in manufacturing capability and efficiency in your areas of responsibility

• Drive sites globally to ensure alignment on strategy and roadmap to achieve area objectives ensure strategy and roadmap are aligned to improvement in big rock performance and ensure equipment roadmap is defined to meet those requirements Track alignment decisions and hold accountability to those decisions in cases where sites deviate from the roadmap/path.

• Interface with procurement global supplier account managers to ensure technical requirements feed into procurement strategies for suppliers.

• Interface with corporate EHSS and site Process Hazard Analysis engineers to ensure process safety requirements are met.

• Interface with strategic suppliers to ensure priorities are aligned to operations objectives and area(s) strategy/roadmap. Leverage suppliers as resources for Operations.

• Deliver Industry Benchmark Methods at the Lowest Cost in Your Area(s) of Responsibility

• Execute quarterly internal benchmarking to identify gaps in performance for your area(s) of responsibility. Prioritize those gaps to meet site and corporate business plan needs, and focus resources (internally across network and/or externally with Suppliers) to close the gaps.

• Manage and execute Tool of Record (TOR) and Manufacturing Tool Evaluation Program (MTEP) requirements to ensure Capital business process and MOR runs effectively for your area(s).

• Manage and execute to Executive Review Meeting (ERM) priorities/projects and drive Operations Roadmap for your area(s) of responsibility Leverage suppliers to meet performance requirements.

Demonstrate Leadership

• Embrace benchmarking and deliver strategies to close the gaps.

• Challenge complacency and do not let market conditions give a false sense of reality.

• Understand the competitor's culture, mindset and capabilities.

• Ignite passion in people to achieve the impossible.

• Dare to set high targets, expect innovation and breakthroughs.

• Give honest, tough, but productive feedback to the team, and be willing to receive it yourself.

• Challenge others and be willing to stand for something.

• Have the courage to turn a crisis into an opportunity.

• Lead from the front and lead by example.

• Cultivate a habit of winning. Winning breed's confidence.

• Find top talent willing to take risk and support them in doing the exceptional.

• Develop teams and team members to enable them to reach their full potential and reward them accordingly.

• Support team members with coaches and mentors who push TM outside their comfort zone.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a proven ability to collaborate globally and influence by indirect leadership in order to drive resourcing to critical projects across Micron.

• Applicants must have a proven capability in dealing with complexity and an ability to utilize resources effectively to bring clarity to required actions.

• Applicants must hold a record of performance excellence for current area of responsibility and are recognized as having demonstrated successful leadership characteristics both in present and past jobs.

• Applicants are viewed by current reports as an excellent mentor, team builder and motivator.

• Applicants must have demonstrated the ability to solve problems across multi-functional groups, both within and outside their department/Site.

• Applicants must have experience managing large, multi-layer groups that encompass a variety of disciplines.

• Applicants must have proficiency in managing through systems, informing, organizational agility, dealing with ambiguity, and listening. They must show that they are a champion of Micron Values and core competencies

Education Required

Bachelor's Degree in science, engineering, technology or related field of study

Experience Required

10+ years experience in semiconductor manufacturing industry, and 4+ years at any of the following levels

• Management/Leadership at or above Senior Manager

• Technical experience at or above Member of Technical Staff (MTS) equivalent