Senior Shift Leader

Exyte GmbH; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte US, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Shift Leader to direct a crew of technicians in a 24x7 semiconductor facility. You will assign tasks, respond to equipment issues, and escalate when needed to maintain uptime and safety.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in high-tech manufacturing, strong leadership, and solid troubleshooting skills, with emphasis on safety and customer service.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of maintenance experience in semiconductor, critical facilities, or high-tech manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or mentor others; prior lead or supervisory experience is a plus.
• Experience with critical facility systems such as: Specialty Gas Delivery Systems, Chemical Distribution Systems, Ultra-Pure Water Systems, HVAC Systems, Process Cooling Water Systems, Exhaust and Abatement Systems, Electrical Distribution Systems.
• Experience working in a 24x7 manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Promote Exentec's Incident Free Workplace culture during all shift activities.
• Lead daily safety briefings and shift turnover with the crew.
• Assign and coordinate daily tasks for the crew during assigned shifts.
• Respond to emergency events and elevate as needed.
• Ensure timely escalation of critical facility issues.
• Coordinate activities with operations personnel.
• Perform and help the crew complete preventive and corrective activities.
• Track crew work order progress and report status to management.
• Check crew workmanship and completed work.
• Support troubleshooting and restoration of failed systems.
• Ensure accurate documentation of activities.
• Verify procedures are followed consistently.
• Lead and guide lead technicians on shift.
• Provide on-the-job coaching and mentoring and share crew feedback with management.
• Support technical qualification and training programs.
• Promote teamwork and accountability.
• Assist with onboarding and training of new personnel.
• Serve as the on-shift leadership point of contact for the crew.
• Communicate facility status and activities to the Shift Manager and customer representatives.
• Support responses to production-impacting events.
• Ensure timely communication of critical system issues.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Safety

Education

Associate's degree in technical discipline

Tools

Maximo CMMS

SAP PM

Job description

Discover your exciting role

The Senor Shift Leader provides day-to-day, hands-on leadership for a crew of maintenance and facility technicians supporting Exentec's Technical Facility Management operation. This role helps ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of critical facility systems by guiding the crew through assigned maintenance activities during the shift.

The Maintenance Shift Leader operates within a 24x7 mission-critical semiconductor manufacturing environment where facility uptime, safety, and rapid response are essential. This position serves as the on-shift lead for the maintenance crew, assigning daily tasks, responding to equipment issues, and escalating to the Shift Manager or Site Maintenance Manager when issues exceed shift-level authority.

The ideal candidate is a strong technician with solid troubleshooting skills, good communication, and the ability to lead by example and guide fellow technicians in a fast-paced operational environment, with a strong focus on safety, reliability, and customer service.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

Safety Leadership

• Promote Exentec's Incident Free Workplace culture during all shift activities.
• Ensure maintenance work by the crew is performed in accordance with site safety procedures.
• Lead daily safety briefings and shift turnover with the crew.
• Follow and verify crew compliance with LOTO, confined space, hot work, and permit-to-work requirements.
• Report incidents and near misses, and support investigations and corrective actions as directed.

Shift Operations Management

• Assign and coordinate daily tasks for the crew during assigned shifts.
• Prioritize work as directed by management and operational requirements.
• Respond to emergency events and elevate as needed.
• Ensure timely escalation of critical facility issues.
• Coordinate activities with operations personnel.
• Conduct effective shift turnover communication.

Operations Execution

• Perform and help the crew complete preventive and corrective activities.
• Track crew work order progress and report status to management.
• Check crew workmanship and completed work.
• Support troubleshooting and restoration of failed systems.
• Ensure accurate documentation of activities.
• Verify procedures are followed consistently.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and guide lead technicians on shift.
• Provide on-the-job coaching and mentoring and share crew feedback with management.
• Support technical qualification and training programs.
• Promote teamwork and accountability.
• Assist with onboarding and training of new personnel.

Customer & Operational Support

• Serve as the on-shift leadership point of contact for the crew.
• Communicate facility status and activities to the Shift Manager and customer representatives.
• Support responses to production-impacting events.
• Ensure timely communication of critical system issues.

Show your expertise

Minimum Required

• Associate's Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of maintenance experience in semiconductor, critical facilities, or high-tech manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or mentor others; prior lead or supervisory experience is a plus.
• Working experience with critical facility systems such as:
  - Specialty Gas Delivery Systems
  - Chemical Distribution Systems
  - Ultra-Pure Water Systems
  - HVAC Systems
  - Process Cooling Water Systems
  - Exhaust and Abatement Systems
  - Electrical Distribution Systems
• Experience working in a 24x7 manufacturing environment.

Preferred

• Supervisory Leadership Training
• Incident Command or Emergency Response Training
• Experience with Maximo, SAP PM, or equivalent CMMS

Exyte US, Inc. is proud to be an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer that is committedto celebrating diversity and supporting an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit,qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex (e.g., pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexualorientation, gender identity or expression), national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteranstatus, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.