Equipment Maintenance Supervisor (53067)

About the role

Under the direction of the Sr. Manager of Equipment Maintenance, the Equipment Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and performing the repair and preventative maintenance of all industrial tools and tool sets in the wafer fab, including assisting with tool selection, qualification, and optimization on an assigned shift; analyzing various types of data and preparing weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports; and reviewing and modifying Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI’s) to ensure data remains current. This position is located in Milpitas, California.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the work of non-exempt employees, including providing training, evaluating performance, establishing tool performance targets, and making employment-related decisions such as promotions, hiring, and terminations as necessary
• Supervisors are required to be physically on-site to perform the essential functions of this position, including making oneself available to employees, peers, and managers as needed
• Assists with tool selection, qualification, and optimization to ensure quality, performance, and yield specifications are consistently met
• Reviews and monitors equipment/tool performance data such as MTTR/MTBF/OEE, prepares reports, and presents findings
• Reviews and revises Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI’s) as necessary to ensure they are accurate and complete
• Ensures and maintains compliance with all performance requirements, policies, practices, and work rules; identifies gaps and addresses situations promptly
• Provides maintenance personnel with tool uptime expectations and performance standards and provides on-going feedback as necessary
• Trains personnel and enforces strict adherence to MPI’s, work rules, quality requirements, and production targets
• Plans, supervises, drives improvement, and reports tool performance including output, yields, root cause failures, efficiencies, and trends
• Ensures compliance with Company policies, including leaves of absence, time and attendance, performance, and administering disciplinary actions
• Oversees the work of vendors or field service personnel regarding repairs or maintenance
• Collaborates with the Environmental Health and Safety department to ensure all preventive or routine maintenance is conducted in accordance with established safety standards
• Maintain compliance with Headway's Quality Management Policy
• Manage and mentor direct reports regarding Headway’s Quality Management System (QMS) as it relates to their job function
• Sustain and provide continual improvements to the QMS as required by job function
• Responds to requests from employees and departments regarding equipment-related issues
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures as required
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering and/or equivalent relevant experience
• Five years of hands‑on experience working in equipment maintenance in a high