Our client is a technology-oriented company developing advanced engineering solutions and high-value technologies for the semiconductor industry. The organization operates within a highly specialized industrial ecosystem, combining technological development, industrialization, manufacturing, supply chain management, and delivery to serve demanding international customers across the semiconductor value chain.
Its activities rely on close collaboration between multidisciplinary engineering teams, strategic suppliers, manufacturing operations, and international customers, with a strong focus on operational excellence, product quality, cost competitiveness, and delivery reliability. The company combines deep semiconductor industry expertise with a complex industrial environment, offering senior professionals the opportunity to strengthen operational capabilities, improve industrial performance, and support sustainable business growth.
Mission
The Operations Director will be responsible for leading and optimizing industrial operations across manufacturing, production planning, supply chain coordination, and operational performance. The role is central to translating business objectives and semiconductor market demand into efficient, scalable, and reliable industrial execution, ensuring alignment between engineering, procurement, production, quality, and delivery. The position will drive operational excellence, strengthen organizational capabilities, and ensure performance in terms of cost, quality, delivery, productivity, and operational flexibility.
Responsibilities
Industrial Operations and Manufacturing Management
- Lead industrial operations, including production planning, manufacturing execution, process coordination, and product delivery within a semiconductor-related industrial environment.
- Define and execute operational strategies to improve productivity, manufacturing efficiency, capacity utilization, and delivery performance.
- Coordinate manufacturing, engineering, procurement, and quality functions to ensure effective execution of production plans and customer commitments.
Operational Performance, Cost, and Capacity Control
- Establish and monitor operational KPIs covering manufacturing costs, productivity, lead times, quality, inventory, and on-time delivery.
- Manage operational budgets, resource allocation, and capacity planning in alignment with business forecasts and evolving semiconductor market demand.
- Identify operational bottlenecks, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and industrial competitiveness.
Supply Chain and Cross-Functional Management
- Oversee operational coordination with strategic suppliers and procurement teams to ensure material availability, component quality, and supply continuity.
- Strengthen collaboration between product engineering, industrialization, manufacturing, and logistics to improve execution across the product lifecycle.
- Support customer delivery commitments by ensuring alignment between manufacturing readiness, supplier performance, product quality, and delivery schedules.
Operational Excellence, Leadership, and Governance
- Lead the development of a high-performance operations organization, establishing clear responsibilities, accountability, and management routines.
- Drive structured continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, process standardization, and data-driven performance management.
- Report operational performance, risks, capacity constraints, and improvement priorities to executive management while ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and operational standards.
Required Qualifications
- University degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in industrial operations or manufacturing management, including significant leadership responsibilities.
- Proven professional experience within the semiconductor industry, including semiconductor manufacturing, semiconductor equipment, materials, components, or related semiconductor technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to manage operational budgets, production capacity, manufacturing costs, quality performance, and delivery commitments.
- Strong experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, procurement, and quality.
- Professional proficiency in English, with the ability to operate effectively in international and cross-functional environments.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership capabilities, with excellent communication skills and the ability to drive operational improvements and organizational change.
Preferred Experience
- Direct operational leadership experience within semiconductor manufacturing, semiconductor equipment suppliers, or other specialized companies operating across the semiconductor value chain.
- Exposure to international semiconductor supply chains, strategic supplier management, and complex industrial ecosystems.
- Experience leading manufacturing transformation, production scalability, capacity optimization, or operational restructuring initiatives in semiconductor-related organizations.
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, ERP/MRP systems, industrial KPI frameworks, and structured continuous improvement methodologies.
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