Thin Film Production Supervisor - Night Shift - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 2, United States
Originally posted 17 August 2026 by the employer.
Keysight's Thin Film department manufactures passive thin film devices.
About the role
As a Thin Film Production Supervisor, you will lead ~12 operators to manufacture thin film devices with safety, efficiency, and quality in a high-mix microfabrication environment. This role focuses on the night shift operation, with additional oversight of limited weekend-shift work centers.
What you'll do
- Lead safe, efficient manufacturing performance across night shift and supported weekend areas
- Partner with day and swing shift supervisors to ensure seamless shift handoffs, staffing alignment, and consistent lot prioritization
- Maintain proactive floor presence to identify issues, remove barriers, and drive continuous improvement
- Coordinate compliance with Quality Management System and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) regulations
- Coach, develop, and engage a team of ~12 operators through regular feedback and performance management
- Own work instructions and training records to drive standardized work
What you'll need
- 2+ years of experience as a supervisor or lead technician with emphasis on coordinating the work of others
- Working knowledge of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and lot tracking methodologies
- Practical experience identifying and implementing continuous improvement ideas
- Proven leadership in a high-mix production environment
Nice to have
- Associates degree or higher in a technical field
- 3+ years of cleanroom manufacturing experience in microfabrication, semiconductor, MEMS or similar environment
- Hands-on experience across several microfabrication processes (e.g. lithography, sputter deposition, dry/wet etch, electroplating, electrical test, laser, dicing, visual inspection)
- Intermediate proficiency with Excel or similar tools for data analysis and decision making
Skills: thin film department, microfabrication, manufacturing performance, continuous improvement, operators, quality management system
This role has been open 60 days — slightly above the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2523
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$96k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (2523 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 53 | 2523 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 130 | 9915 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 35 d | 52 d (−17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $96k |
Skills observed across this category: thin film department, microfabrication, manufacturing performance, continuous improvement, operators, quality management system
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 398 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 253 open roles · median 38 d
- Entegris · 228 open roles · median 37 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 59 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 57 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 53 d
How we counted: 2523 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.
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