Sr. Manager, Facilities

The posting

From smartphones to solar panels, innovative technology is needed to create the devices we use every day. Silfex’s silicon components help make that technology a reality.

Silfex Inc., A Lam Research Company is the leading provider of precision silicon components used to make and operate semiconductor tools, which enable the trillion-dollar global electronics industry. Our company’s products are integral to the semiconductor equipment and optical markets. The outstanding team at Silfex makes that possible – through our people, we are advancing the world.

The impact we have on the world is made possible by focusing on our people. So we recognize and celebrate our teams’ achievements. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone’s contribution and voice has value. We evaluate and evolve our offerings, so our people receive the support and empowerment to do meaningful things for their lives, careers, and communities.

Our Perks and Benefits

At Silfex, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits that start on your first day of employment.

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Job Description:

Essential Function

Provides strategic and operational leadership for Facilities across the Springfield and Eaton manufacturing locations. Plans, directs, and coordinates facilities engineering, maintenance, construction, infrastructure, utilities, and capital improvement activities to ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective operation of manufacturing facilities. Develops long-term facility and infrastructure strategies that support manufacturing capacity, business growth, operational continuity, and regulatory compliance. Provides technical leadership and project management for cross-functional initiatives as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Provide strategic leadership for Facilities and align department priorities, resources, budgets, and performance objectives with Silfex business and manufacturing strategies across both sites.

· Direct daily Facilities operations and lead a team of engineers and technicians. Establish priorities, allocate resources, develop capabilities, and ensure timely execution of maintenance, engineering, and project work.

· Lead, coach, and develop Facilities employees through effective hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, cross-training, succession planning, recognition, and corrective action as appropriate.

· Oversee employees and service contractors responsible for the installation, operation, maintenance, and improvement of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, utility, building, and life-safety systems. Serve as the primary company liaison with architectural, engineering, construction, and specialty service providers.

· Establish and maintain a strong safety culture. Partner with EHS and site leadership to ensure Facilities work, projects, contractors, and equipment comply with company requirements and applicable safety, environmental, building, fire/life-safety, permitting, and other regulatory requirements.

· Own Facilities operating and capital budgets, including annual planning, forecasting, cost control, variance analysis, business cases, project justification, and communication of financial performance.

· Develop, track, analyze, and report Facilities KPIs, including equipment availability, preventive maintenance compliance, unplanned downtime, maintenance cost, project performance, utility consumption, safety, and contractor performance. Use performance data to drive sustained improvement.

· Lead the effective use of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to maintain asset records, work history, preventive and predictive maintenance plans, spare-parts information, and equipment performance data.

· Develop and sustain preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies that improve reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, optimize lifecycle cost, and support manufacturing continuity.

· Lead implementation and continuous improvement of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) for Facilities-related assets and partner with Operations and Engineering to improve equipment and process reliability.

· Develop and maintain facility infrastructure risk assessments and asset lifecycle plans for critical building systems, utilities, and equipment. Identify single points of failure and implement mitigation strategies, redundancy plans, critical-spare strategies, and capital replacement plans to reduce operational risk.

· Lead Facilities emergency preparedness and business continuity planning for utility interruptions, infrastructure failures, severe weather, and other facility-related events. Coordinate response, recovery, and lessons learned with appropriate site functions.

· Develop and execute energy, utility, and sustainability initiatives that reduce consumption, operating cost, waste, and environmental impact while maintaining operational requirements.

· Identify and lead business and process improvements using engineering analysis, Lean methods, employee input, and external expertise to improve safety, quality, reliability, efficiency, and cost.

· Plan, manage, and execute capital projects from concept and scope development through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, start-up, turnover, and closeout. Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk, contractor performance, and stakeholder communication.

· Develop and maintain a five-year Facilities capital and infrastructure plan that addresses asset condition, capacity, process requirements, regulatory needs, business growth, reliability, and equipment replacement priorities.

· Lead plant layout and infrastructure planning, including equipment placement, utility requirements, material and personnel flow, code considerations, and provisions for future expansion. Coordinate closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, EHS, Quality, IT, Supply Chain, Finance, and senior leadership.

· Evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of new equipment, facility modifications, expansions, and infrastructure upgrades. Review designs, specifications, estimates, schedules, and contract requirements and monitor execution to ensure company requirements are achieved.

· Oversee commissioning, functional testing, documentation, training, and turnover of newly installed systems and equipment. Verify vendor and contractor fulfillment of specifications and contractual requirements.

· Lead vendor and contractor governance, including supplier selection, scope development, commercial and technical evaluation, service-level expectations, contractor safety, cost management, performance reviews, and issue resolution.

· Confer with internal stakeholders and external resources to establish equipment, material, and service specifications; coordinate procurement; and evaluate products and services against technical, quality, safety, cost, and operational requirements.

· Communicate Facilities priorities, project status, planned outages, operational risks, budget performance, and critical issues effectively to stakeholders and senior leadership. Escalate significant risks and recommend appropriate actions.

· Maintain professional and technical knowledge through continuing education, professional publications, industry networks, and participation in relevant professional organizations.

· Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the Silfex Manufacturing System and Quality Management System and properly apply applicable Quality Procedures and Operating Procedures.

· Perform work-related tasks safely, promptly report unsafe conditions or incidents, support special projects and assignments, and perform other duties as assigned by department management.

Culture and Leadership Expectations

· Demonstrate a positive attitude, strong work ethic, accountability, and leadership behaviors that reflect the Mission and Core Values of Silfex.

· Create and sustain a culture in which workplace safety is integrated into every activity. Model safe behavior, follow company safety requirements, ensure appropriate PPE is used, and promptly address or escalate unsafe conditions and incidents.

· Communicate boldly and effectively, with empathy and respect. Build strong collaboration vertically and horizontally across Silfex and create clarity around priorities, expectations, risks, and results.

· Promote Lean manufacturing, 5S, TPM, and continuous improvement. Demonstrate ownership for improvement ideas and maintain Facilities work areas, shops, mechanical spaces, and project sites to a high standard of organization and housekeeping.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required.

· Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

· Extensive experience in facilities engineering, facilities operations, construction, utilities, equipment installation, maintenance, and infrastructure management within a large or complex manufacturing environment.

· 6-8 years of progressive experience leading engineers and technicians and managing a diverse group of external contractors or service providers.

· Demonstrated experience leading capital projects from concept through commissioning and closeout, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, contractor, and stakeholder management.

· Demonstrated financial acumen with experience developing and managing operating and capital budgets, forecasts, project justifications, and cost-reduction initiatives.

· Demonstrated experience building and sustaining a strong safety culture and applying safety, environmental, building, fire/life-safety, and contractor-management requirements in an industrial environment.

· Experience with CMMS/EAM systems, asset management, reliability strategies, preventive and predictive maintenance, and lifecycle planning.

· Demonstrated experience applying Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles, including 5S and TPM. Experience with SMED or related improvement methods is preferred.

· Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, project/program management, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple sites and competing priorities.

· Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and customer-service skills, including the ability to communicate technical, financial, and operational information effectively to employees, cross-functional stakeholders, vendors, and senior leadership.

· Proficiency with relevant business and technical applications, including AutoCAD, Microsoft Office applications, CMMS/EAM software, manufacturing systems, databases, and related digital tools.

· Professional certifications such as PMP, CFM/FMP, PE, or equivalent are preferred but not required.

· Ability to travel between the Springfield and Eaton sites and maintain an equal time split at each site as well as providing support outside normal business hours when required by operational needs or emergencies.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; frequently required to reach with hands and arms; and occasionally required to walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, or hear.

The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work near moving mechanical parts and may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles and, occasionally, wet or humid conditions. The noise level is generally moderate. Required PPE and site-specific safety requirements must be followed at all times.

Our Commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Silfex Inc., A Lam Research Company ("Silfex" or the "Company"), is an equal opportunity employer. Silfex is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.