Equipment Maintenance Section Manager

Position Summary SkyWater has an exciting leadership opportunity in the role of Equipment Maintenance Section Manager. In this role, you will lead a skilled team of maintenance technicians who manage, maintain, and improve equipment operations while setting and reinforcing a culture of safety. The selected candidate will extensively collaborate with the area maintenance team, equipment engineering, and process engineering groups, as well as tool vendors, other area engineers/managers, procurement, and production. Major Area of Accountability Manage Equipment Technicians in the FAB for all tool types and disciplines. Manage all equipment metrics for continuous improvements. Serve as a key player in planning to support continuous growth and efficient equipment operation. Manage vendor contracts to achieve results when needed. Promote and maintain a safe work environment for all employees. Ensure all processes and systems are compliant with regulations. Manage, develop, and mentor equipment technicians across all shifts. Build and improve systems to ensure all manufacturing equipment is safe to operate and manufactures quality products. Lead technicians with resolving unplanned down events and driving permanent root‑cause corrective actions, using Lean processes, procedures, and problem‑solving tools. Make daily resource allocation decisions, balancing competing priorities to serve the needs of the Process, Equipment, and Manufacturing teams. Drive cost‑reduction efforts to help achieve cost‑management and savings goals. Provide technical leadership and management of 200 MM and 300 MM semiconductor processing equipment in support of advanced packaging processes including fan‑out wafer‑level packaging, interposers, hybrid wafer‑to‑wafer bonding, and die‑to‑wafer bonding. Highly desirable is a background in at least one of the following areas: wafer dicing/grinding/singulation, photolithography, PVD and/or CVD thin films, dry etch, wet etch/wafer clean, diffusion, bond, electroplating (ECD), CMP, or metrology, probe/test (some areas may be combined). Work with process engineering and equipment maintenance technicians to drive root‑cause corrective actions of equipment failures, implement permanent solutions, and eliminate chronic and long‑term down events. Participate in cross‑functional teams that create efficiencies across all layers of the organization. The job also requires performing other duties as assigned. Percentages of time spent on job duties are estimates and may vary for each position. Required Qualifications Experience as a manager, supervisor, engineer, or technician in semiconductor or equivalent education and experience as follows: HS diploma and 12+ years’ experience. Associate’s degree and 8+ years’ experience. BS degree or higher and 5+ years’ experience. Demonstrated knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Positive interpersonal skills, highly energetic and self‑motivated. Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal. Demonstrated ability to meet commitments and deliver results, while being able to adapt to changing priorities. Ability to manage, execute and track multiple projects simultaneously and shift priorities to meet business needs. Experience with application and teaching of structured problem‑solving methodology. Understanding of equipment component behavior. Proven ability to effectively manage project teams. Follows all company policies and procedures. Encouraging to team and staff; able to mentor and lead. Accurate and precise attention to detail in performance of role. Physically able to perform the role with or without accommodation, which may include standing, bending, squatting, and lifting. Knowledge and proficiency in computer use and Microsoft Office Suite products. Knowledge of semiconductor wafer handling, RF power, high vacuum, toxic gas delivery systems, precision optics, wet chemistry distribution and delivery systems. Experience creating and managing preventive maintenance programs. Experience with setup and use of maintenance management software systems. Experience integrating equipment maintenance management software. US Citizenship Required: This position will require the holding of, or ability to obtain, a U.S. government security clearance. Preferred Qualifications Experience with automated fault detection and control systems (FDC) is preferred. Demonstrated knowledge of equipment KPIs such as availability, MTBF, MTTR, etc. Demonstrated at least basic level understanding of statistical methods. Salary and Benefits The annual salary range for this role is $94,720 – $142,080. Pay offered is based on many factors including, but not limited to, the job‑related experience, skills, education, and credentials of each candidate. SkyWater offers competitive salary and opportunities to participate in incentive plans and other employee financial benefits including 401(k) match, life insurance, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discounted rate. Additionally, SkyWater offers a comprehensive benefits package that promotes a healthy life, including benefit eligibility day one; medical, dental, mental health, vision, legal planning, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid time off, paid holidays, an on‑site fitness facility, and an on‑site self‑serve market. Equal Opportunity Employment SkyWater complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities unless doing so would cause an undue hardship. 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