Operations Continuous Improvement Manager (Semiconductor Manufacturing)

Location: Primarily onsite in Borgaro Torinese, near Torino, Italy; occasional travel may be required.

Company

hirify.global manufactures discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components for automotive, industrial, computing, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical applications.

What you will do

• Support safe, efficient, and reliable manufacturing operations, including production delivery, cost, quality, and people development objectives.
• Drive improvements in productivity, OEE, throughput, cycle time, yield, scrap, cost, and waste performance.
• Define and deploy the site manufacturing continuous improvement roadmap with measurable targets and business alignment.
• Lead improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPM, value stream mapping, structured problem solving, and root cause analysis.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Planning, EHS, IT, Automation, and Facilities teams to remove bottlenecks and standardize best practices.
• Promote automation and digitalization through performance dashboards, process monitoring, workflow simplification, and smart factory initiatives; coach operational teams and report results to site and global stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Leadership experience in manufacturing operations, preferably in semiconductor, electronics, automotive, or other high-volume technical production environments.
• Demonstrated results in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, OEE, cost, scrap, cycle time, yield, and waste improvement.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPM, 5S, value stream mapping, standard work, visual management, structured problem solving, and root cause analysis.
• Experience with manufacturing processes, equipment performance, maintenance interfaces, quality systems, production planning, operational KPIs, financial drivers, automation, digitalization, data analytics, MES/ERP systems, dashboards, or Industry 4.0 initiatives.
• Fluent English and primarily onsite availability in Borgaro Torinese are required; Italian is preferred.

Nice to have

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Fluent Italian.

Culture & Benefits

• Health care coverage and financial support programs.
• Open and collaborative work culture.
• Stable business with local and global career opportunities.
• Resources supporting personal and professional goals.