Senior Manager Production, Manufacturing Operations

Job Duties

The Senior Manager, Production – Fab Operations is a senior operations leader responsible for translating site strategy into strong operational execution. Responsibilities are aligned to three core competency areas:

• Operational & Strategic Execution
• Operational Excellence
• Effective Team Leadership

Operational & Strategic Execution

Translate site and enterprise manufacturing strategies into actionable operational plans for the Production organization, aligned with objectives for safety, quality, productivity, cost, talent development, and sustainability.

• Lead the execution of production improvement roadmaps, supporting longer-term digital transformation, automation, and modernization initiatives defined at the site level.
• Leverage data-driven and AI-enabled decision making within production operations, leveraging analytics, automation, and machine-learning-based insights to improve daily execution and performance stability.
• Support change management efforts associated with new technologies, digital tools, demand shifts, and new product introductions, ensuring disciplined adoption on the production floor.
• Share and apply best-known methods from across ADI’s manufacturing network to continuously elevate production performance.

Operational Excellence

Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by enforcing organizational standards, adhering to 5S principles, and complying with ADI policies, legal requirements, and regulatory standards.

• Own day-to-day production quality performance, applying a zero-defect mindset using traditional quality methodologies (8D, 5-Why, SPC) and AI-assisted defect detection, yield analysis, and trend identification.
• Drive adoption of data-driven and AI-enabled decision making within production operations, leveraging analytics, automation, and machine-learning-based insights to improve daily execution and performance stability.
• Provide clear tactical direction through written reports, dashboards, presentations, daily operational reviews, all-hands meetings, and shift-level stand-ups, ensuring decisions are grounded in accurate, timely data.
• Partner with Supply Chain to optimize wafer starts, cycle time, and scheduling, balancing customer demand with fab constraints and operational risk.
• Participate in internal and external audits to ensure compliance, business continuity, and continuous improvement, including adherence to ADI’s responsible and ethical use of AI in manufacturing operations.
• Ensure effective cross-training programs and skills matrices are in place, leveraging digital tools to improve workforce flexibility and readiness.

Effective Team Leadership

Lead recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and training efforts for the Production organization, aligning staffing plans with quarterly and longer-range production needs.

• Foster a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement through proactive communication, coaching, and visible leadership presence across all shifts.
• Develop production supervisors and frontline leaders capable of operating in an increasingly digital, automated, and data-driven manufacturing environment.
• Execute effective performance management processes to improve team continuity, leadership capability, and operational results.
• Partner with Human Resources to support competency development, technical capability building, and training plans aligned with future manufacturing needs.
• Ensure alignment with ADI Enterprise Excellence Guiding Principles, emphasizing safety, quality, operational rigor, and responsible innovation.