Manufacturing Technical Supervisor (operations)

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Penang, Malaysia

This role manages a team of technicians overseeing manufacturing operations, equipment maintenance, and repair. It focuses on safety, quality, scheduling, and process streamlining to meet production goals. The role requires technical knowledge of manufacturing equipment and problem-solving skills, with a preference for experience in semiconductor manufacturing and data science tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manages and leads a team of technicians overseeing operations, equipment maintenance, and repair in manufacturing facilities.
  2. Owns safety, quality, scheduling, and conflict resolution amongst staff and other stakeholders and assists in resolving operational, safety, and security issues.
  3. Oversees flow of work through factories and streamlining processes and operations between groups and divisions.
  4. Establishes tactical plans to ensure production schedules are met within established quality and cost objectives.
  5. Ensures optimum total area performance in terms of safety, quality, output, and cost through staffing training development and retention of the group.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
  • 0-1+ years of experience in manufacturing operations
  • manufacturing management processes
  • LEAN manufacturing methodologies
  • process optimization strategies
  • technical knowledge of manufacturing equipment
  • operational problem-solving skills

Nice to have

  • Master's degree
  • experience as an engineer, team lead, or supervisor
  • passion for managing and developing teams
  • familiarity with manufacturing-focused data science tools
  • SQL
  • statistical methods
  • workflow automation solutions
  • analytical skills
  • ability to work effectively across functional teams
  • flexibility to adapt to evolving production demands and schedules
  • manage 12-hour shifts on a rotating basis

What the JD emphasized

  • regular onsite presence