By Brett Bumeter - 23.04.2008

Description:
Responsibilities:
This Director will report to the VP of Factory Projects, Solar Business Unit but will be expected to take direction and work closely with a wide range of Applied executives in Sales, Applied Global Services and the Solar Business Unit. This will be a high-level position with very broad responsibility and exposure.
The Factory Start Up Director will be a key factor in successful, on-time, high yield/quality start up and ramp. Customer payment schedules to Applied and future sales and service business will depend on high performance by the Applied team and high levels of customer satisfaction.
Will have full responsibility for all aspects of the local start up, including hiring and developing the local team (with the permanent manager), working with the customer on site readiness and supervising the Solar Business Unit/AGS start up team on site.
Will coordinate start up activities between the site and the solar business group and other support groups as needed.
Will be assigned to a specific customer and site several months before production starts and will continue until final factory-sign off and healthy local operations are in place.
Will hand-off responsibilities to a local Site Operations Manager.
Installation and warranty and service contracts for all products.
Managing of the spares service business.
Dealing with all customer satisfaction issues.
Establishing a business strategy.
Financial profit and loss of business in the assigned site.
Matrixed with functional heads of technology, finance, human resources, marketing, and legal on day to day responsibility over this function, but not tactical or strategic responsibility.
Other duties as assigned.
Will also be assigned various projects to help develop solar factory start-up and operations as core competencies within Applied Materials.
Extensive travel will be required. Temporary location to the customer location will be required.

Requirements
Qualifications:
Skills:
Previous experience in wafer-fab (semiconductor, display or solar) is required. (Engineering manager, production manager etc). Experience as an Applied site manager at a major customer site is highly desired.
Education:
BS or MS with 5 years of technical experience and 7 – 9 years of supervisory experience.

Company
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in its workforce.

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