Operations Manager

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology, Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!

Job Description:

In this role, you will lead manufacturing operations, engineering, test engineering, and possibly maintenance. You will collaborate with other staff functions (facilities, quality, planning, supply chain, logistics, etc.,) to achieve plant target output, cost, quality, yield and service objectives while meeting all safety, health, and environmental requirements. You will work with planning and the BU on scheduling/loading and capacity planning. As Operations Leader, you will be looked to for guidance and direction by all operations personnel in your assigned facility. Your job is to lead, coach, mentor, influence your team to attain operational factory goals, BU goals, Systems Operations goals, and ultimately Microchip Corporate goals while aligning to the Microchip Guiding values.

As the Operations Leader, you are expected to:

• Manage staffing, scheduling and factory efficiency to meet operational goals.
• Establish and maintain continuous improvement activities to improve safety, quality, yield and cost.
• Assure manufacturing capability and performance improvement in support of business unit, corporate, and manufacturing strategies.
• Identify and implement capital equipment needs.
• Maintain and assure the efficient operation of all plant assets and equipment.
• Provide focus and direction to plant personnel to assure knowledge and support of plant manufacturing priorities and requirements.
• Follow and drive ISO: 9001 controls and processes
• Create and maintain a safe working environment for all employees.
• Assure growth in talent and capability of the plant operations staff.
• Build effective relationships within the business, functional support groups, corporate support organizations, and with key customers and suppliers where required.
• Support Focus Factory, Factory Certification, BPMS, 6S, lean 100, and other corporate System Operations manufacturing initiatives as required.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Required Skills:

• Progressive responsibilities in operations and/or engineering leadership, including operations or engineering department supervisor experience.
• Experience in leading teams and departments in meeting continuous improvement goals through system RCCA methodologies and tools, step-change performance improvements, innovation, expanding technical capability, work redesign or other change efforts.
• Experience coordinating activities within functional responsibility and collaborating with other groups to achieve results.
• Experience with multiple manufacturing processes for assembly, test, and integration of electromechanical subsystems and components. 
• Track record of developing/farming talent.
• Leadership presence – good communication skills, decisive, collaborative, engendering trust and demonstrating credibility.
• Ability to clearly communicate progress and metrics to Microchip management teams via standard office software tools such as MS Power Point and MS Excel

Desired Skills:

• Excellent verbal / written communications and interpersonal skills.
• Strong team building skills necessary to lead a multi-disciplined team.
• Experience with new product introductions and the design hand off to manufacturing process with focus on manufacturability.
• Understanding principles of Lean Manufacturing and six-sigma and how to effectively utilize the selected tools.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with materials planning process – forecast, SIOP, MRP, Build plan, MPS, WO execution, Lean MFG.
• Familiarity with manufacture and testing of RF and Microwave products a plus.
• General knowledge of fabrication technologies; brazing, welding, machining, EDM, die bonding, wafer fabrication, vacuum processing, torqueing, soldering, de-solder, SMT/Thru hole, box-build, cable.
• Experience in staff or project roles such as Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supply Chain, or a project assignment.
• Familiarity with Factory 4.0 and the IoT impact to manufacturing operations globally – ability to develop a vision for the future of our factory and lead a journey to attain that vision and make it a reality.
• Demonstrated understanding and working towards alignment with Microchip Guiding Values.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree (preferred fields but not limited to: Engineering, Manufacturing/Operations Management) or equivalent education and experience
• Master’s degree in Business Administration is a plus

Competencies:

• People Skills: Building Effective Teams, Conflict Management, Influencing Others and Interpersonal Savvy.
• Business Skills: Financial Analysis & Management (Manufacturing)
• Function/Technical Skills: Employee Relations, Manufacturing and Operations Management, Quality tools and systems (problem-solving methods), Manufacturing Strategy Formation and Execution, Production planning, Performance Excellence, Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Compliance
• Leadership Skills: Act Quickly and Conclusively, Act with Integrity and Authenticity, Champion Change and Flexibility, Demonstrate Drive and Commitment, Inspire and Motivate, Utilize, and Develop Talent.

Travel Requirements: Negligible

Hours of work/work schedule/flex-time:

• Standard business hours, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Salaried position – expects support of off-hour emergencies, meetings and the flexibility to support international time zones for staff meetings and integration/collaboration projects.

U.S. Export Controls Requirements: This job requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3).

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

80% sitting, 10% standing, 10% walking, 100% inside

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.

To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.