Facilities Director (Semiconductor)

alwayshired pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

AlwaysHired Pte. Ltd. is seeking an accomplished Facilities Director to lead the facilities organization for a 24/7 semiconductor manufacturing operation in Singapore.

You will drive reliability, infrastructure strategy and major CAPEX initiatives to support high uptime and safe operations. You will partner with Fab Operations, Process Engineering, EHS and Finance to ensure facilities capabilities meet demanding production targets while delivering energy efficiency and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 15+ years in engineering and facilities, with semiconductor or high-reliability exposure.
• Proven leadership of large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing CAPEX/OPEX budgets and major infra projects.
• Experience in 24/7 manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities org including engineering, maintenance, utilities for a 24/7 fab.
• Develop long-term facilities strategy and infrastructure roadmap.
• Oversee CAPEX/infrastructure projects from design to handover.
• Drive reliability, maintenance programs, and business continuity.
• Partner with operations, EHS, QA, and finance to align with targets.
• Advance energy efficiency and sustainability across facilities.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Semiconductor fab experience

CAPEX budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven reliability

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

BMS/FMS

Facilities monitoring systems

UPW systems

HVAC

Job description

About:

Our client is a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility in Singapore is being developed as part of a major joint venture to support the next generation of semiconductor technologies and devices.

As the facility moves towards construction, commissioning and production ramp-up, we are seeking an experienced Facilities Director to lead the overall facilities organization and establish a world-class infrastructure platform for a high-reliability, 24/7 semiconductor manufacturing operation.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for the Facilities organization, covering facilities engineering, operations, maintenance, utilities, infrastructure projects and technical support for a 24/7 300mm semiconductor fab.
• Develop and execute the site's long-term facilities strategy, capacity planning and infrastructure roadmap, aligned with manufacturing, technology and future expansion requirements.
• Ensure the availability, reliability and resilience of critical fab utilities, including electrical power, HVAC, chilled/process cooling water, UPW, CDA, vacuum, bulk and specialty gases, chemicals, exhaust and abatement, wastewater treatment and fire protection systems.
• Lead major CAPEX and infrastructure projects from design and construction through commissioning, qualification, ramp-up and final handover, ensuring safety, quality, schedule and cost targets are achieved.
• Establish and drive robust reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, emergency response and business continuity programmes to minimize facilities-related disruption to manufacturing.
• Partner closely with Fab Operations, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, EHS, Quality, Finance and Procurement to ensure facilities capabilities support production targets and technology requirements.
• Drive energy efficiency, resource optimization, sustainability and continuous improvement across the site's facilities infrastructure and operations.
• Establish appropriate facilities standards, procedures, KPIs and governance frameworks to support high equipment availability, operational excellence and regulatory compliance.
• Build, develop and lead a high-performing multidisciplinary facilities organization, including succession planning and development of local engineering and technical talent.

Requirement

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Facilities, Building Services Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of relevant engineering and facilities experience, with substantial experience in semiconductor manufacturing or another high-reliability manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing large, multidisciplinary facilities engineering and operations teams.
• Strong technical knowledge of semiconductor fab facilities and critical utility infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience managing significant CAPEX/OPEX budgets and delivering major infrastructure or facilities projects.
• Strong understanding of facilities reliability, risk management, operational safety and regulatory compliance.
• Experience operating in a 24/7 manufacturing environment with stringent uptime, reliability and business continuity requirements.
• Experience with BMS/FMS, facilities automation, monitoring systems and data-driven reliability programmes.
• Strong technical expertise across UPW, critical power, HVAC, process cooling, CDA, vacuum, bulk/specialty gases, chemicals, exhaust/abatement and wastewater systems.
• Proven experience in greenfield fab construction, expansion, commissioning, qualification, ramp-up or major infrastructure upgrades.
• Strong project leadership capabilities with the ability to manage complex, cross-functional and high-value infrastructure programmes.