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Summary of Role:

Manufacturing Engineers manage day to day operations in a highly automated Wafer Fab facility. These positions are on a compressed work shift: 12-hour days, 3 days working/4 days off; 4 days working/3 days off. Individuals must be willing to work any shift. 

Essential Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate capacity, manage cycle time, and facilitate and lead work teams in a 300mm Factory

• Drive cycle time reduction through prompt hold lot release and high inventory step management

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements, and programs

• Use standard software applications as well as specific GlobalFoundries Programs 

• Meet MFG output goals, while ensuring product quality

• Optimize and maximize tool utilization through manual execution and oversight 

• Meet certification/training, attendance, and yearly review requirements

• Manage static and dynamic bottlenecks daily through run plan development, part communication/execution, and gap analysis

• Schedule and set-up manufacturing tools for preventive maintenance 

• Track and identifybottleneck tools based on WIP Profile and WIP Profile by Route 

• Real Time Dispatch troubleshooting: Know what is preventing a lot from loading and how to resolve

• Coordinate with equipment and process engineering to review daily goals, priorities, project statuses, budgets, and qualification timelines

• Track critical qualification lots for new tool starts up

• Create and update qualification lot trackers for critical tools and process changes 

• Identify and address potential areas for improvement and optimize tool availability, cycle time, utilization and cost 

• Optimize and maximize tool utilization through automation and inventory planning systems 

• Lead change through education, effective communication, and motivation

• Delegate assignments using established guidelines, procedures, and policies

• Be POC in gaps of management coverage

• Be able to escalate accordingly to keep management team aligned on critical issues

• Crisis management updates

• Fill in critical tracking sheets and assign priority (FAC event/ warmdown / IT) 

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications:

• Education – Graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or other major with significant technical/operations

• Must have at least an overall 3.0 GPA and proven good academic standing.

• Language Fluency - English (Written & Verbal)

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior related internship or co-op experience.

• Demonstrated prior leadership experience in the workplace, school projects, competitions, etc.

• Project management skills, i.e. the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Strong planning & organizational skills

• Able to operate computer and system interface programs to ensure appropriate computing and analysis of production information

• Able to follow detailed instructions and procedures to complete tasks and required documentation; demonstrate solid work performance in an environment requiring high level of attention to detail and timeliness

• Strong team member, able to work well with a global team, other duties as assigned; able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize activities

• Proficiency with software applications: Microsoft 365

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