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UCT is looking for a talented Production Supervisor to join us in San Jose, CA!

The Supervisor, Production oversees daily manufacturing operations within a semiconductor production area, ensuring safe, efficient, and highquality execution of production schedules. This role manages operators and technicians, maintains workflow continuity, monitors equipment and WIP status, and ensures adherence to standard operating procedures, cleanroom protocols, and quality requirements. The Supervisor drives performance supports issue resolution, and partners with Engineering, Planning, and Materials to meet output, yield, and cycletime goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise production operators/technicians, including workload planning, shift coordination, coaching, and performance management.
• Ensure execution of daily production schedules, WIP priorities, and dispatch lists to meet output and customer commitments.
• Monitor WIP movement, cycle time, tool availability, and bottlenecks; escalate issues to Engineering or Equipment as needed.
• Enforce adherence to SOPs, cleanroom practices, ESD protocols, and safety/EHS requirements.
• Support training and certification of production personnel on tools, processes, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Materials, and Planning to resolve production issues.
• Review production data and KPIs (yield, throughput, line stops, scrap, cycle time) and identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct shift start meetings, pass down reports, and cross functional coordination to ensure continuity between shifts.
• Maintain accurate production records, logs, and system transactions in MES/ERP.
• Support investigations and corrective actions for quality issues, excursions, or deviations.
• Participate in NPI builds, engineering lots, and process qualification activities.
• Drive Lean/5S practices, workplace organization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor consumables, tools, and material availability, coordinate with Materials for replenishment.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and operational discipline.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience:

Minimum Qualifications
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing or high-tech production operations.
• Understanding of WIP flow, dispatch, cycle time, and basic fab operations.
• Experience leading, supervising, or coordinating production teams.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret SOPs, production schedules, and basic process/quality documentation.
• Comfortable working in a cleanroom environment and following strict protocols.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting specific fab modules (etch, dep, CMP, litho, implant, metrology, etc.).
• Familiarity with MES systems, production dashboards, or fab dispatch tools.
• Knowledge of SPC fundamentals, defect awareness, and quality control practices.
• Experience improving line performance, reducing scrap, or enhancing operator training programs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead shift-based production teams in fast paced environments.

Education, Certifications, Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications
• High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Engineering Technology, Operations Management, or related field.
• Cleanroom, ESD, chemical handling, or safety training applicable to semiconductor manufacturing.
• Lean/5S or continuous improvement training.

Ultra Clean Technology is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under laws and regulations.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $70,600 and $113,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, includingvariable pay and discretionary awardsin addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO (Paid Time Off) and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these additional compensation and benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. 

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.