Manufacturing Operations Leader

The College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin

Lead end-to-end manufacturing operations for semiconductor packaging facility at Texas Institute for Electronics. Responsible for wafer lot starts, cleanroom management, and operational controls.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage master wafer start plan and daily execution cadence, balance demand, capacity, engineering work, and maintenance windows, achieve committed output, cycle time, and on-time delivery metrics.
Ensure shift staffing alignment with wafer start and production loads, guarantee gown room readiness for all shifts and contingency scenarios, and train and enforce cleanroom discipline and standard work.
Ensure seamless lot movement with zero wafer loss or misprocessing, drive AMHS reliability and manual transport discipline, and minimize wafer handling defects and contamination risks.
Ensure spares availability to meet tool uptime and production targets, drive cost discipline through optimized inventory management, and maintain accurate and audit-ready inventory logs and traceability.
Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and SPC initiatives focused on cycle time reduction, lot start predictability, and inventory optimization; apply structured root cause analysis (8D, FMEA) to recurring FAB issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ten years in semiconductor FAB or advanced packaging manufacturing.
Five years leading 24/7 manufacturing or operations teams.
Direct experience managing wafer lot starts and WIP control, cleanroom and gown room operations, and FAB material flow and logistics.
Strong background in advanced packaging or back-end semiconductor operations.
Deep understanding of FAB manufacturing flows and constraints, wafer lot control, dispatch rules, and MES logic, and advanced packaging integration steps.
Working knowledge of AMHS and wafer handling systems, spares, BOMs, and preventive maintenance strategies, inventory control systems, and ERP integration.
Expertise in SPC and yield management, OEE, MTBF, MTTR, and cycle time analysis, ESD, contamination control, and cleanroom standards.
Strong execution-focused leadership with operational rigor.
Ability to manage high-mix, high-volume, and time-critical environments.
Financial acumen for inventory, cost, and capacity optimization.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8.25% employer matching funds
Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
Tuition assistance
Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

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Hard Skills & Tools

wafer lot startsWIP controlcleanroom operationsgown room operationsFAB material flowLeanSix SigmaSPCroot cause analysiscycle time analysis

Soft Skills

execution-focused leadershipoperational rigorability to manage high-mix environmentsability to manage high-volume environmentsfinancial acumen