Manager, Equipment and Maintenance

Job Title:
Manager, Equipment and Maintenance

Job Description:
The Role:

• Entegris has invested in a new, state of the art manufacturing facility in Taiwan. We are looking for a dynamic Manager, Equipment & Maintenance that will develop the equipment acquisition strategy for Manufacturing the MicroContamination Control products in this new facility. You will be responsible to build a global team to execute this strategy for the acquisition/startup of Custom Manufacturing Equipment to meet the demand plans. Your team will drive the project management, specification development, vendor selection, design, validation and commissioning of the Manufacturing equipment.
• With the fast pace of innovations in semiconductors, you must be able to interact with staff in all functions and locations to drive deployment of assets to add capacity, meet New Product Introduction requirements and improve quality.

In this role you will:

• Develop a strategy to manage over 100 custom equipment tools to startup a new factory in time to meet the project schedule. This includes assembly/bonding, wet bench/cleaning, testing, and packaging/finishing equipment.
• Learn from the existing factory teams and baseline current capabilities/designs to recommend changes in equipment design for the new factory to improve cost, quality, reliability and safety.
• Directly manage a team of Equipment Engineers responsible for the following:
• Engage with a variety of stakeholders including, Facilities and EHS, Procurement, R&D, Maintenance and Reliability, Automation/Controls Engineering and Operations personnel to lead needed capital through the entire process – from justification to commissioning and qualification.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Maintenance and Reliability (DfMR) principles to optimally design and build necessary equipment. This may include chairing HAZOP assessment teams during design phase.
• Use a variety of inputs to develop a coherent specification document that clearly defines all aspects of the project.
• Manage projects to stay within timing, budget and quality constraints.
• Use core project management principles and techniques to report progress to Management team.
• Manage the Equipment Maintenance team to ensure that goals within maintenance and asset management are met.
• Analyze and measure the reliability and maintenance performance on an ongoing basis. This will require the need for a clear understanding of root cause of issues for all shifts in performance and leveraging of metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop and improve the equipment risk assessment techniques so that prioritization can be given to all resources and how they are managed. Leading these risk assessments will occur as needed.
• Guide the organization on how to improve spare parts management, planning/scheduling, training/certification, etc.
• Develop and/or improve current methodologies and work practices as they relate to Preventive and Predictive Maintenance.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to develop standard methods for work instructions, return to service protocols and equipment risk profiles.
• Work with Engineers, Maintenance and Reliability personnel and Operations to define PM programs (including spares inventories, frequency and timing, etc) for new assets. May require the use of criticality assessments and FMEA's in concert with the Engineering staff.
• Use plant layouts and new asset specifications to work with stakeholders to optimize the asset within the context of the Manufacturing cell area.
• Assist with classic New Product/Process Engineering responsibilities if the business dictates. This would include troubleshooting, failure analysis, SPC, Yield improvement, etc.

Traits we believe make a strong candidate:

• Masters degree in Mechanical/Chemical Engineering preferred with 10+ years related experience.
• Successful track record driving large scale capital equipment projects.
• Experience building and leading an Engineering team. Global team experience is preferred.
• Motivated and self-directed team player with good interpersonal skills. Must have ability to reach out, communicate and influence personnel at all levels within the organization.
• Being a great teammate. Learn from the depth of experience your teammates provide, and desire to share your own ideas and experiences.
• Work-related technical experience in a Production Environment.
• Ability to orchestrate and prioritize multiple activities at once to accomplish Division goals.

Your success will be measured by:

• Ability to execute the equipment acquisition strategy and ensure the factory starts up on time and budget. Ensure no surprises.
• Developing and standardizing best practices in vendor selection, equipment design and project management.
• Feedback from your teammates across the company on your ability to effectively collaborate and provide solutions.