A Manufacturing Manager plans, schedules, and manages one or more manufacturing production processes. Assists with planning and directing an efficient layout of equipment and flow of materials.
EZARC, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented Production Manager to lead our manufacturing facility. This is a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of shop operations to ensure the efficient, safe, and high-quality fabrication and manufacturing, including semiconductor tool install components. The ideal candidate will bring a self-driven leadership approach with a proven track record in semiconductor construction, team management, and project execution.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and manage daily fabrication shop operations, with direct accountability for safety, quality, cost, and productivity. Oversee the fabrication, assembly, and quality control of semiconductor tool-install components, ensuring work is completed according to approved drawings, specifications, and quality requirements. Develop and maintain a rolling labor, capacity, and production plan based on workload forecasts. Coordinate regularly with leaders from other business units to review workload forecasts, balance labor and shop capacity, establish priorities, and identify opportunities for business units to support one another. Own and achieve established shop, team, and individual KPI targets. Review performance weekly, communicate results, identify the causes of missed targets, and implement documented corrective action plans. Manage production schedules, budgets, staffing, equipment, materials, and other resources to achieve committed production and delivery targets. Proactively escalate constraints that could affect safety, quality, cost, or schedule. Drive continuous-improvement initiatives that reduce waste, rework, production cycle time, and cost while increasing quality, throughput, labor efficiency, and capacity. Present performance results, operational risks, resource needs, recovery plans, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership. Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance culture through clear expectations, employee development, mentorship, cross-training, and regular performance feedback.
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of experience in semiconductor construction/fabrication industry. 3+ years of experience in a leadership role, managing production or fabrication teams. 5+ years of project management experience, preferably within a fabrication or semiconductor construction environment. Demonstrated ability to develop and present KPIs to executive stakeholders. Strong working knowledge of fabrication processes and quality control standards.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with steel pedestal fabrication. Familiarity with semiconductor components and materials, such as high purity regulators, valves, tubing, etc. In-depth knowledge of semiconductor tool installs construction methodologies. Familiarity with Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement tools. Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Experience with Operational Systems Management (OSM) or other production management systems.
