Key Responsibilities
Leads the Industrial Engineering Team. Oversees methods and analysis including process design, time and motion study, and leads continual improvement initiatives.
Ensures projects and programs within areas of responsibility are completed and implementation into business with quality tools, supporting processes and ongoing measures for success. Includes improved efficiency and cost savings. Works across organizations to provide business case for Plan of Record and IE projects. Ensures cost analysis, and return on investment calculations associated with project meet annual operation plan and budget.
Leads ergonomics / human factors initiatives, drives process improvements, and provides engineering solutions. Drives and implements Ergonomic improvements across multiple functions.
Ensures manufacturing rearrangement projects, plant layouts, material flow and warehousing designs are optimized for cost, capability and capacity. Leads manufacturing and warehouse rearrangement projects across multiple functions; coordinates the efforts of other IE's to achieve plan of record objectives.
Drives the strategic implementation of product introductions into volume manufacturing by developing factory space, capacity and capability solutions. Develops the New products factory capability roadmap for assigned work centers.
Drives the development of specialized tooling solutions for the assembly, integration and intra-plant transport of modules, assemblies and mainframes.
Serves as a role model and sets the example, whose behavior is emulated by other engineering team members. (Safe behavior, follow proper protocols and procedures, including core values).
Drives capacity/demand analysis business processes and ensures that capacity planning processes are deployed and maintained across multiple functions. Oversees solutions to address capacity constraints and works with Operations and Logistics organizations to implement these solutions prior to production ramp. Drives manufacturing and logistics initiatives to improve factory asset utilization and production processes.
Leads and drives the effort to establish and document business processes across multiple functions.
Functional Knowledge
- Demonstrates in-depth understanding of concepts, theories and principles in own job family and basic knowledge of other related job families
Business Expertise
- Applies understanding of the industry and how own area contributes to the achievement of objectives
Leadership
- Manages a generally homogeneous team; adapts plans and priorities to meet service and/or operational challenges
Problem Solving
- Identifies and resolves technical, operational and organizational problems
Impact
- Impacts the level of service and the team’s ability to meet quality, volume, and timeliness objectives
- Guided by policies and resource requirements within business unit, department or sub-function
Interpersonal Skills
- Guides, influences and persuades others internally in related areas or externally
Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.