Production Control Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Production Control scheduler/planner team, including daily priorities, workload alignment, performance expectations, and team development.
• Provide daily directed input to shift supervisors regarding material delays in the Fab, schedule impacts, new priorities, immediate needs or changes, slow-moving material, and overall health of the line.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the Supply Chain team, including alignment on quarterly revenue commitments.
• Owns the weekly production starts meeting, ensuring starts plans are accurate, aligned, and clearly communicated across stakeholders.
• Owns the weekly engineering starts ensuring integration with production start plans.
• Owns the material kitting process in support of production execution.
• Owns the EPI material inventory, including visibility, coordination with Purchasing, issue resolution, and alignment with long-range production needs.
• Reviews and optimizes the reporting structure in coordination with the Production and Planning teams. Includes ERP (SAP) and MES (Eyelit / FPS) system integration activities.
• Owns the Fab MES system scheduler to optimize production priorities on live material. Includes scheduling rules, effectiveness, and continuous improvement.

Key Competencies & Skills required

• Excellent people management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing operations, wafer fabrication flow, WIP management, and production control practices.
• Strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Result-driven Mindset.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excel and PowerPoint proficiency, with the ability to analyze production data and communicate performance trends clearly.
• Proficient in Structured Problem Solving.
• Operational systems knowledge, including ERP/MRP, MES, dispatch, inventory, and production reporting systems.
• Specific experience in SAP, Eyelit, FPS preferred.
• Great Team builder, Collaborator and Problem solver.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing, production control, operations, planning, or related manufacturing roles, preferably in a semiconductor environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing WIP, production schedules, delivery commitments, operational metrics, and cross-functional execution in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field.