Manager Wafer Fabrication

MACOM; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

MACOM is seeking an Fab Operations Manager in Lowell, MA to lead a manufacturing team, drive safety, productivity, and quality while delivering on KPI targets. You will guide continuous improvement initiatives, manage budgets, and coordinate capital projects as part of a cross-functional leadership group.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, coaching, and effective communication within a regulated environment, with a focus on meeting customer commitments and driving performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years' experience or master’s with 5 years of related experience in a highly regulated industry.
• 4+ years’ experience managing people.
• Lean Six Sigma operations.

Responsibilities

• Directing and leading a team to meet safety, productivity, quality, delivery, and inventory objectives.
• Creating and monitoring monthly operating budgets and capital projects.
• Ensuring employees comply with standard work policies per Quality Management System.
• Identifying and solving complex, operational, and organizational problems to ensure capacity to meet customer commitments.
• Leading the operations team with effective communication and engagement as part of the Lowell Leadership Team.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Lean Six Sigma

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

MACOM (NASDAQ: MTSI) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of advanced semiconductor products across a diverse range of end markets, including Data Centers, Telecommunications, Industrial and Aerospace and Defense. We develop innovative, cutting-edge technologies and products across the spectrum of radio frequency (RF), microwave, millimeter wave, photonics and high-speed analog technologies. Our solutions support critical network infrastructure applications like artificial intelligence, high performance computing, satellite communications, radar, unmanned aerial vehicles, medical equipment, test and measurement and advanced wireless networks.

MACOM has more than 75 years of expertise in semiconductor process development, wafer fabrication, circuit design, advanced packaging, systems architecture and applications engineering. We are committed to our customers’ success. We partner with customers to help solve their most challenging problems by providing semiconductor solutions that are at the forefront of the highest power, highest frequency and/or highest data rates.

Leading technologies, innovative products and driven employees. Come be a part of MACOM and help advance the next generation of connectivity infrastructure!

Location: Lowell, MA

Shift: This position is on D shift on a compressed schedule, every other Weds, and every Thurs, Fri, and Sat from 5pm to 5am

We are seeking an Fab Operations Manager who will be responsible for providing leadership, direction and hand‑on problem solving while driving process improvements, managing the team and achieving both short term and long term objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Directing and leading a team to make effective decisions for the daily operations to meet all safety, productivity, quality, delivery, and inventory objectives, while driving continuous improvement efforts that foster sustainable results to achieve all Key Performance Indicator (KPI) goals.
• Creating and monitoring Operations strategic initiative by identifying plant operations breakthroughs, building a comprehensive action plan, and aligning resources to achieve targets.
• Developing and monitoring monthly operating budgets and capital projects.
• Ensuring all employees are knowledgeable of and comply with standard work policies as defined in the Quality Management System.
• Identifies and solves complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department to ensure sufficient manufacturing capacity exists to achieve all customer commitments.
• Leading the operations team with effective communication and engagement activities as part of the Leadership Team in Lowell.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years' experience or master’s with 5 years of related experience in a highly regulated industry.
• 4+ years’ experience managing people.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct department daily management and set departmental priorities.
• Proven track record driving continuous improvement and problem-solving.
• Adept and effective in communications / interactions with direct reports, and support teams, including the leadership team.
• Demonstrated ability to provide coaching and constructive performance management to direct reports.
• Lean Six Sigma operations.

EEO:

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation:

MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process, please call [phone] or email [e-mail]. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

ITAR

Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position.

RSU Eligible

This position is eligible to receive restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and cash bonuses, solely at MACOM’s discretion, subject to individual and company performance.

Salary Range

The Salary Range for this position is $92,000 – $161,000. Actual salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates’ experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.