Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations (Semiconductor Equipment)

TL;DR

Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations (Semiconductor Equipment): Leading the manufacturing organization responsible for building, testing, and delivering the IBD300 product line with an accent on complex capital equipment production, quality, safety, and on-time delivery. Focus on optimizing high-mix, low-volume manufacturing through concurrent engineering, lean improvement, structured problem solving, and cross-functional execution.

Location: Beverly, Massachusetts, United States; domestic and occasional international travel is required.

Salary: $130,000–$167,000 plus bonus opportunity.

Company

hirify.global designs, manufactures, and services complex equipment used by technology companies to produce advanced semiconductor and digital devices.

What you will do

• Lead manufacturing operations for the IBD300 product line, including sub-assembly, assembly, integration, testing, and shipment readiness.
• Partner with engineering, product management, supply chain, quality, planning, software, and service teams to meet safety, quality, delivery, margin, and cycle-time goals.
• Drive concurrent engineering and design-for-manufacturability improvements, including modularity, first-pass yield, serviceability, ergonomics, and sourcing efficiency.
• Manage manufacturing plans, staffing, capacity, budgets, metrics, productivity roadmaps, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead operating reviews, GEMBA activities, production quality investigations, corrective actions, 8D, root-cause analysis, and manufacturing readiness through product transitions.
• Build and develop a high-performing manufacturing team through workforce planning, recruiting, training, coaching, mentoring, and performance management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, New Product Introduction, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive manufacturing operations leadership experience, including leadership of production teams in complex manufacturing environments.
• Required experience in high-mix, low-volume capital equipment manufacturing involving large-scale systems and complex bills of material.
• Experience with lean manufacturing, value stream mapping, concurrent engineering, Six Sigma, 8D, root-cause analysis, and production quality management.
• Strong business and financial acumen covering budgets, capacity, staffing, labor efficiency, and operational performance metrics.
• Must work in the United States at the Beverly, Massachusetts location; domestic and international travel is required.

Nice to have

• Experience bringing a new product to market.
• Knowledge of semiconductor capital equipment.
• Design for Manufacturability training or experience.
• Experience with SAP and modern MES systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety-first operating culture with emphasis on quality, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Holiday, vacation, and sick time, plus flexible spending and commuter benefits.
• Life, accident, disability, identity theft remediation, emergency travel assistance, tuition reimbursement, and employee assistance programs.

Hiring process

• Multiple interviews with several team members, conducted in person or virtually.
• References or a background investigation may be completed before an offer.