Manufacturing Manager (Box Build)
Job Summary
Responsible for leading and managing box build manufacturing operations for semiconductor equipment. This role ensures production efficiency, quality, cost, delivery, and safety targets are met while driving continuous improvement, capacity readiness, and compliance with semiconductor industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end box build manufacturing including assembly, integration, test, and shipment of semiconductor equipment.
- Achieve quality, cost, delivery, and safety (QCDS) targets through effective production planning, capacity, and manpower management.
- Develop and execute production plans to meet customer demand and ramp requirements.
- Drive manufacturing quality improvement, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain on DFM, ECO implementation, and material readiness.
- Lead Lean / Kaizen / Six Sigma initiatives to improve productivity, yield, and cost.
- Track and monitor key KPIs, including on-time delivery, first-pass yield, cycle time, and productivity.
- Ensure compliance with EHS, ISO, and customer semiconductor standards.
- Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, engineers, and operators.
- Ability to lead the CFT team on Production capacity planning to meet OTD, improvement to drive the Quality/Productivity & Efficiency
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
- 8–12 years of manufacturing experience, with at least 3–5 years in a management role.
- Strong experience in semiconductor or capital equipment box builds manufacturing.
- Experience with high-mix, low-volume production environments.
- Lean / Six Sigma certification is an advantage.
- Metal box build assembly experience, such as Power Box, PDU, semiconductor industrial metal box build assy.
- Metal welding, coating/plating requirements & metal box build product drawing understanding.
- Box build electrical & functionality testing equipment & procedure.
- Experience on Lean Manufacturing principles, process improvement methodologies & problem-solving skills
- Experience on using AutoCAD/SolidWorks/CATIA/Creo software.
- Strong proficiency in GD&T is required.
- System integration experience is required
- Must have experience in box building large machinery (at least 2 meters).
Core Skills
- Manufacturing leadership and people management
- Strong problem-solving and data-driven decision making
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing requirements