Semiconductor Equipment Program Manager

Make Choteau Home; Kalispell (MT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock award program

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Applied Materials in Kalispell, MT is seeking a Systems Project Manager to lead semiconductor capital equipment projects from release through customer shipment. You will coordinate across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Configuration Management, and Logistics to meet milestones and customer commitments while mitigating risks and driving on-time delivery.

This role requires strong communication, fast-paced prioritization, and accountability without direct reporting

Qualifications

• Strong project management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Effective communication and collaboration across diverse functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Influence outcomes and drive accountability without direct authority.
• Proactive risk management and issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day execution of assigned projects from project release through shipment.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate project schedules, milestones, and deliverable commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure activities are completed on time and support overall project objectives.
• Monitor project performance and schedule adherence, identifying risks, constraints, and recovery actions when needed.
• Escalate schedule, material, quality, and resource issues that jeopardize project commitments.
• Facilitate project reviews, production status meetings, readiness reviews, and milestone checkpoint meetings.
• Manage project scope changes, configuration updates, BOM modifications, and schedule impacts while ensuring stakeholders remain informed.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams to support production prioritization, tool scheduling, and shipment readiness.
• Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution activities to maintain project execution objectives.
• Coordinate resolution of manufacturing and quality issues impacting assigned projects and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Work closely with Master Scheduling and Factory Operations to align project requirements with production capacity and delivery commitments.
• Ensure project documentation, schedules, action items, and status communications are accurate and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide clear and concise status updates to management and stakeholders regarding project health, risks, deliverables, and recovery plans.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve project execution, communication, and business processes.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder comms

Problem solving

Job description

Applied Materials in Kalispell, MT is seeking a Systems Project Manager to lead semiconductor capital equipment projects from release through customer shipment. You will coordinate across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Configuration Management, and Logistics to meet milestones and customer commitments while mitigating risks and driving on-time delivery.

This role requires strong communication, fast-paced prioritization, and accountability without direct reporting