Thin Film Production Supervisor - Night Shift - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 2, United States
Originally posted 17 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Night Shift Supervisor leads approximately 12 operators manufacturing passive thin film devices with safety, efficiency, and quality in Keysight's Thin Film department. Thin film devices are produced in a high-mix microfabrication environment using processes such as deposition, lithography, electroplating, dry/wet etch, electrical test, laser ablation, and dicing.
What you'll do
- Lead safe, efficient manufacturing performance across night shift (Sunday–Thursday, start time 10:00 PM) and supported weekend work centers. - Partner with day and swing shift supervisors to ensure shift handoffs, staffing alignment, and consistent lot prioritization. - Maintain a proactive floor presence to identify issues, remove barriers, and drive continuous improvement. - Coordinate compliance with Quality Management System guidelines and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) regulations. - Own work instructions and training records to drive standardized work while coaching and developing the team of operators through regular feedback and performance management. - Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, maintenance, planning, and procurement teams.
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 microfabrication processes such as lithography, sputter deposition, dry/wet etch, electroplating, electrical test, laser, dicing, or 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 71 days — well above the 56-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2488
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$100k
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| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (2488 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 49 | 2488 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 122 | 10147 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 34 d | 56 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: thin film department, microfabrication, manufacturing performance, continuous improvement, operators, quality management system
Who's hiring in this category
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How we counted: 2488 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 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.