Global Operational Excellence Manager, Industrial Engineering
About the role
The Global Operational Excellence Manager, Industrial Engineering leads the company’s global Industrial Engineering activities, collaborating with local IE leaders to drive manufacturing excellence, efficiency, and effectiveness. This role identifies bottlenecks across fabs to drive OEE improvements, enhances cycle time and on-time delivery, and establishes standardized analytical models for planning, KPI tracking, and WIP management.
What you'll do
- Manage the corporate IE directors' forum and lead corporate capacity management programs.
- Lead cross-functional global projects from planning through implementation for OEE improvement, budget control, WIP management, ergonomics, operator efficiency, and CAPEX management.
- Establish global procedures for operational management and monitor organizational compliance.
- Drive manufacturing excellence across fabs using benchmark studies.
- Implement standardized analytical models for planning, WIP management, and KPI tracking.
What you'll need
- B.S. in Industrial Engineering or Systems Engineering.
- Extensive industrial engineering experience within a semiconductor environment.
- Minimum of 3 years of management experience.
- Broad experience in manufacturing and operations management techniques.
- Knowledge of Manufacturing Science, including scheduling/dispatching, TOC, Lean, Push/Pull systems, inventory management, and capacity planning.
- Demonstrated background in statistics, data analysis, and problem-solving methodologies.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Industrial Engineering or Systems Engineering.
- Experience in optimization, tool modeling, and performance metrics.
Skills: Industrial Engineering, manufacturing excellence, OEE improvements, KPI tracking, WIP management
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This role has been open 135 days — well above the 58-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2380
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Median days open
58 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$100k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Tower Semiconductor | All employers we track in this specialty (2380 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 9 | 2380 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 48 | 10057 · 117 employers |
| Median days open | 88 d | 58 d (+30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: Industrial Engineering, manufacturing excellence, OEE improvements, KPI tracking, WIP management
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 315 open roles · median 74 d
- Applied Materials · 255 open roles · median 40 d
- Entegris · 202 open roles · median 57 d
- Lam Research · 100 open roles · median 79 d
- Infineon Technologies · 97 open roles · median 45 d
- ASML · 73 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 2380 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.