Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Manager - Livermore, CA, United States
Originally posted 28 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Manager leads and oversees the maintenance of CNC equipment, CMM/metrology systems, facility infrastructure, and production support systems with a focus on reliability, safety, quality, and uptime. The role supervises maintenance technicians, manages contractors and vendors, drives CMMS utilization, and establishes preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
What you'll do
- Lead and supervise maintenance technicians responsible for preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance. - Maintain and troubleshoot CNC machining centers, CMM/metrology equipment, production support equipment, and facility infrastructure including HVAC, plumbing, compressed air, and electrical systems. - Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including CMMS work orders, equipment records, PM schedules, maintenance history, and performance metrics. - Analyze equipment failures and downtime, implementing root-cause and continuous-improvement actions to improve uptime, reliability, and safety. - Plan and execute equipment repairs, installations, facility upgrades, and capital projects while managing operating and capital budgets, contractors, and critical spare parts. - Support AS9100, ISO 9001, customer, and regulatory audits while ensuring compliance with OSHA/Cal-OSHA, EPA, NFPA, building, fire, and ITAR requirements.
What you'll need
- 7+ years of CNC equipment maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, including 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience. - Experience managing maintenance programs, facility infrastructure, capital projects, contractors, and operating budgets. - Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, pneumatics, hydraulics, compressed air, fire protection, and building systems. - Experience supporting CMMs, metrology, precision inspection equipment, and precision CNC machinery. - Direct experience with CMMS, preventive/predictive maintenance, work order management, equipment documentation, and root cause analysis (Lean Manufacturing, TPM, or structured downtime reduction). - Ability to interpret equipment manuals, mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and maintenance documentation. - Valid forklift certification (or ability to obtain certification) and ability to operate a company vehicle.
Nice to have
- Experience in aerospace, defense, semiconductor, or other regulated manufacturing environments. - Experience with AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP, and customer-specific quality requirements. - Familiarity with Haas, Fanuc Robodrill, Matsuura, Okuma, Mazak, or similar CNC platforms, and Global Shop Solutions ERP/maintenance systems. - Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Technology, or related field. - IFMA FMP or CFM, BOMI, or PMP certification.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 57-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3904
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Ichor Systems | All employers we track in this specialty (3904 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 12 | 3904 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 79 | 10300 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 84 d | 57 d (+27 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 663 open roles · median 56 d
- Lam Research · 568 open roles · median 40 d
- KLA Corporation · 290 open roles · median 68 d
- Micron Technology · 270 open roles · median 51 d
- ASML · 183 open roles · median 81 d
- ASM International · 157 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 3904 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 Oct 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.