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Equipment Department Manager
Keysight Technologies · Santa Rosa, CA · Posted 2 days ago
Lead a 52-person equipment organization supporting four 24x7 semiconductor factories through rapid growth, shifting the team from reactive repair to proactive reliability.
Equipment Department Manager
Keysight's High Frequency Technology Center (HFTC) in Santa Rosa, California, is seeking an exceptional Equipment Department Manager to lead a 52-person organization of equipment engineers, an equipment engineering manager, equipment technicians, and technician supervisors. The department supports four semiconductor factories on a 24x7 basis. This leader will scale the team to match rapid factory growth and transform the department's mindset from "fix what is broken" to "keep the fabs up and running." We are looking for a self-directed, strategic leader who effectively leverages the team to identify issues, build solutions, and drive results with minimal direction.
Key Responsibilities
Safety & Quality
- Lead with a zero-incident mindset; enforce safety standards and behaviors across all equipment areas and shifts.
- Maintain process and procedural discipline, and reduce maintenance errors through training, coaching, and standardized work.
Culture Transformation & Vision
- Shift the culture of the organization from reactive repair to proactive reliability, driving significant improvements in equipment uptime and factory output.
- Define and communicate a clear vision for equipment performance, and translate it into goals, metrics, and behaviors across all teams and shifts.
- Lead with integrity, accountability, and trust; build a high-performing team culture that owns outcomes.
Maintenance Strategy & Reliability
- Drive the transition from mostly corrective maintenance to mostly preventive and predictive maintenance, with clear targets and progress tracking.
- Build and sustain preventive maintenance programs, spare parts strategies, and reliability practices that reduce unplanned downtime.
- Use real-time KPIs and data analytics to identify chronic equipment issues, remove bottlenecks, and prioritize improvement efforts.
- Champion Lean practices and structured problem solving focused on uptime, quality, and cost.
Scaling, Training & 24x7 Coverage
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