Production Manager
About the role
This role organizes, implements, optimizes, and monitors production operations to ensure deadlines, cost objectives, and quality standards are consistently achieved. The Production Manager supervises production supervisors, ensuring disciplined execution of the production plan and alignment with site priorities.
What you'll do
- Organize, implement, and monitor product manufacturing activities.
- Supervise production progress, monitor delays, productivity, yields, and scrap; initiate corrective actions.
- Manage material, technical, and human resources to adapt capacity to workload.
- Implement and support new industrial organization methods, driving improvements in workflow and efficiency.
- Support production launch of new products and new equipment.
- Supervise production supervisors and lead operators, conducting performance reviews and developing employee skills.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, Business Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in a production, manufacturing, or operations role.
- Experience managing production teams through frontline supervisors and lead personnel.
- Strong working knowledge of production scheduling, labor planning, productivity improvement, scrap/yield management, and daily performance execution.
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001.
Nice to have
- Experience with Lean manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement methods.
- Exposure to ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
- Experience supporting new equipment implementation, process changes, and production ramp-up activities.
More semiconductor jobs: Equipment engineering jobs
This role has been open 31 days — well below the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3896
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Median days open
54 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$121k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Vishay Intertechnology | All employers we track in this specialty (3896 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 42 | 3896 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 168 | 10057 · 117 employers |
| Median days open | 52 d | 54 d (−2 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $121k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 679 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 544 open roles · median 43 d
- KLA Corporation · 311 open roles · median 59 d
- Micron Technology · 248 open roles · median 55 d
- ASML · 192 open roles · median 80 d
- ASM International · 157 open roles · median 88 d
How we counted: 3896 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 86 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.