Director, Manufacturing Operations

Veeco is hiring a Director, Manufacturing Operations, to lead a manufacturing organization responsible for delivering Veeco's laser annealing and lithography products. The role requires an operations executive with extensive experience leading manufacturing operations and expertise in manufacturing, international supply chain, operations and strategic planning.

Requirements

• Direct the Sub-assembly, Assembly, and Test teams to meet corporate strategies and business objectives in Veeco’s San Jose factory.
• Foster a world-class safety culture with strong focus on proactive safety.
• Achieve world-class quality metrics for in-box and out-of-box quality.
• Take direct accountability for on-time-shipments and meeting customer commitments.
• Establish budget and resource plan for site manufacturing operations.
• Ensure continuing compliance to all quality and safety standards including ISO certifications.
• Develop a world-class organization – training, mentoring, coaching and leading.
• Establish a roadmap for productivity improvements and run continuous improvement/ lean programs.
• Lead Production related quality investigations/improvement plans via structured problem solving/ 8D analysis, and Shift-Left activities.
• Execute product transition plans for both existing and new products including insourcing/outsourcing efforts at both factory and supplier worldwide locations.
• Implement and improve Modular Final Test strategy to enable parallel work and cycle time reduction.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Time
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Commuter Benefits
• Life and Accident Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Identity Theft Remediation
• Emergency Travel Assistance