Facilities - Senior Manager

About This Role

This senior management position is responsible for the continuous, safe, and compliant operation of all fab facilities and critical utilities supporting semiconductor manufacturing. The role encompasses operations, maintenance, engineering, and hook-up activities, directly impacting yield, uptime, safety, and customer audit outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations of bulk and specialty gas systems, chemical distribution systems, Ultra-Pure Water (UPW), process cooling water, electrical systems, building infrastructure HVAC, and cleanroom environmental systems
• Ensure continuous availability of all utilities required for Manufacturing with minimal production impact
• On-time hook-up of production tools
• Own facility incident response and serve as first responder for site-wide facilities and hook-up events
• Maintain cleanroom temperature, humidity, pressure, and contamination control within fab-defined limits
• Coordinate filter maintenance, airflow verification, and critical environmental alarms to protect yield-sensitive operations
• Support particulate, Airborne Molecular Contamination (AMC), and vibration control programs aligned with fab standards
• Ensure full compliance with EHSS, hazardous gas, chemical safety, wastewater discharge, and environmental regulations concerning semiconductor manufacturing
• Maintain 100% EHSS training certification for all facilities staff and contractors
• Lead corrective and preventive actions following incidents, audits, or near-miss events
• Lead, mentor, and develop facilities technicians, engineers, and supervisors in a shift-based 24x7 operation
• Drive standardization of operating procedures, maintenance practices, and commissioning processes
• Implement succession planning and skill-depth development for critical systems ownership
• Establish and govern preventive and corrective maintenance programs for all fab utilities and infrastructure
• Leverage artificial intelligence to track and drive KPIs such as uptime, MTBF, response time, safety metrics, and PM compliance
• Lead root-cause analysis (RCA) for utility-related excursions impacting production
• Lead commissioning of new fab utilities, equipment, and facility expansions supporting ramp-up or technology node changes
• Partner with construction, operational, and equipment groups to integrate facilities systems with minimal disruption
• Own facilities budget, forecasting, and cost-optimization initiatives
• Handle strategic vendors providing gas, chemical, UPW, waste, and maintenance services
• Ensure contract compliance and SLA alignment for critically important services
• Represent the site during customer audits, ISO, EHSS, and certification reviews