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Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology, Inc.
People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.
Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.
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Job Description:
Introduction: Microchip’s Simsbury location, part of the Discrete Products Group (DPG), offers one of the industry’s most comprehensive power and Radio Frequency (RF)/microwave discrete semiconductor product portfolios. The DPG encompasses two Business Units (BUs): the power discrete and modules BU and the RF/microwave discrete BU. These groups serve markets including alternative energy, industrial, medical, defense, commercial aviation, communications, embedded systems, motor control, power solutions, sensors and security. The products designed and manufactured in Simsbury are industry leading RF products such as:
- Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) components and modules.
- SAW dispersive delay line modules for RADAR pulse compression.
- Voltage Controlled SAW Oscillators (VCSO) with exceptionally low phase noise performance.
Job Description:
We are looking for an Operations Leader to coordinate and oversee our site’s operations. The qualified candidate will have a technical degree plus experience as a leader in the manufacturing environment. A strong performer in this role has advancement opportunity within two years including site-wide operations management.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will direct production, maintenance operations, process & product engineering, test engineering, collaborate with other staff functions (quality, planning, supply chain, etc.,) to achieve plant cost, quality, and service objectives while meeting all safety, health, and environmental requirements. As Operations Leader you are looked to for guidance and direction by all operations personnel in your assigned facility. Your job is to lead, coach, mentor, influence your operations team to meet site and organization goals while aligning to the Microchip Guiding values.
- Utilize lean enterprise principles to meet safety, lead time, cost and quality outcomes set by the Operations Manager.
- Collect and analyze data to identify opportunities and issues that impact the expected performance outcomes.
- Manage daily operations workflow to ensure the production schedule is met while meeting quality expectations.
- Interface with engineering and quality teams to resolve daily production issues and execute continuous improvement projects.
- Work closely with supply chain and value stream planning to review supply needs, material shortages, and manage appropriate inventory levels.
- Supervise and develop the operations team.
- Foster a culture of empowerment, responsibility and ownership in line with Microchip’s Guiding Values
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Engineering degree with a minimum of 5-10 years’ experience in managing manufacturing operations
- Lean enterprise knowledge, focused factory concepts a plus
- Ability to manage multiple, complex tasks and deal with pressure from a fast paced, dynamic daily production schedule
- Experience with project management
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to problem-solve and collaborate with employees and management.
- Strategic thinker with strong planning/tactical skills, sense of urgency, focus on measurable results and ability to get things done.
U.S. Citizenship/Permanent Residency requirements as outlined below:
- This job requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3)
U.S. Export Controls Requirements: This job requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3).
Travel Time:
No Travel
Physical Attributes:
Bending at Waist, Feeling, Hearing, Seeing, Supervises Others, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others
Physical Requirements:
100% indoors, 50% sitting, 50% standing/walking
Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the EEO is the Law Poster and the EEO is the Law Poster Supplement. Please also refer to the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.
