Facilities Director (Semiconductor Plant)

AlwaysHired Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

AlwaysHired Pte. Ltd. is seeking a senior Facilities leader to oversee engineering, operations and maintenance for a 24/7 12-inch semiconductor fab. You will drive the long-term facilities strategy, capacity planning and infrastructure roadmap to meet production and technology requirements.

The role requires 15+ years in engineering and facilities within semiconductor environments, with proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams and deep knowledge of critical utilities and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Facilities or related engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of engineering and facilities experience in semiconductor or high-reliability manufacturing.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary facilities teams in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience operating in a 24/7 manufacturing environment with high uptime requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities org covering facilities engineering, operations, maintenance, utilities, infrastructure projects and 24/7 fab support.
• Develop and execute long-term facilities strategy, capacity plan and infrastructure roadmap for production and tech needs.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of critical utilities and safety/regulatory compliance.
• Lead facilities engineering and major CAPEX projects from design to handover with safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives.
• Establish reliability, preventive/predictive maintenance, emergency response and business-continuity programmes.
• Partner with Fab Ops, Process Eng, Equipment Eng, EHS, Quality, Finance and Procurement to align capabilities with production needs.
• Drive energy efficiency, resource optimization, sustainability and continuous improvement across facilities.
• Build and lead a high-performing multidisciplinary team with strong talent development.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Semiconductor fab experience

CAPEX & OPEX budgeting

Safety & regulatory compliance

Data-driven reliability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Facilities Engineering or related

Master’s degree in Engineering, MBA or equivalent

Tools

BMS/FMS

Data-driven reliability tools

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Facilities organization covering facilities engineering, operations, maintenance, utilities, infrastructure projects and technical support for a 24/7 12-inch semiconductor fab
• Develop and execute the long-term facilities strategy, capacity plan and infrastructure roadmap aligned with the fab's production and technology requirements
• Ensure high availability and reliability of critical utilities, including electrical power, HVAC, chilled/process cooling water, UPW, CDA, vacuum, bulk and specialty gases, chemicals, exhaust and abatement, wastewater and fire protection systems
• Lead facilities engineering and major CAPEX projects from design and construction through commissioning, qualification and handover, ensuring safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives are achieved
• Establish robust reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, emergency response and business-continuity programmes to minimize facilities-related impact to manufacturing
• Partner closely with Fab Operations, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, EHS, Quality, Finance and Procurement to ensure facilities capability keeps pace with production and technology requirements
• Drive energy efficiency, resource optimization, sustainability and continuous improvement across the site's facilities infrastructure
• Build, develop and lead a high-performing multidisciplinary team, including a strong pipeline of local engineering and technical talent

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Facilities, Building Services Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Master’s degree in Engineering, MBA or equivalent advanced qualification preferred
• 15+ years of relevant engineering and facilities experience, with substantial experience in semiconductor or other high-reliability manufacturing environments
• Proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary facilities engineering and operations teams in a complex manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor fab facilities and critical utility infrastructure, with a strong focus on reliability, safety, risk management and regulatory compliance
• Demonstrated experience managing significant CAPEX and OPEX budgets, major infrastructure projects and facility improvement programmes
• Experience operating in a 24/7 manufacturing environment with high operational reliability and uptime requirements
• Experience with critical fab utilities and infrastructure, such as UPW, critical power, HVAC, process cooling, gases, chemicals, exhaust/abatement and wastewater systems, is preferred
• Experience in 300mm/12-inch semiconductor fabs, greenfield fab construction, fab expansion, commissioning, ramp-up or major infrastructure upgrades is preferred
• Experience with facilities automation, BMS/FMS and data-driven reliability programmes is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to develop engineering talent, build technical capability and establish succession pipelines

Others

• Where relevant to the job role and scope of responsibilities, the jobholder may be appointed to statutory or regulatory roles (e.g. Fire Safety Manager, WSH Officer, Energy Manager, Water Efficiency Manager, Environmental Control Officer, Licensed Electrical Worker, or Radiation Protection Officer). Such appointments form part of the core role and applicable job grade, with no separate appointment allowance
• The jobholder is responsible for maintaining all required certifications and CPD, reporting any lapse immediately, and discharging applicable statutory duties independently with direct reporting to the occupier on statutory compliance matters