Senior Manager, Equipment Engineering

The Role: 

The core purpose is the mission of the job – why it needs to be filled and how it fits into the organization.  By narrowly defining the Core Purpose, you’re able to define what’s needed to solve the existing business challenge(s) 

• Entegris Yonezawa Plant is seeking a Senior Manager, Yonezawa Equipment Engineering to join our team. This role will be responsible for planning future manufacturing capacity expansion with introducing equipment automation, replacement of aged equipment, maintaining equipment to support stable production, and planning and executing SDGs matters to achieve Entegris CSR 2030 goals. 

• Senior Manager, Yonezawa Equipment Engineering will report directly to Senior Director, Yonezawa Operations and will be located in Yonezawa area. 

• This position will require building strong working relationships across the organization including vendors and developing partnership on a local and global level. 

• This role needs to work to build SAFETY CULTURE in the organization 

In this role you will: 

What are the expected outcomes?  What must this role get done in order to meet your business objectives?  Define “what success will look like.” 

• Maintenance and management of manufacturing equipment; planning and execution of capital investment projects 

• Introducing automation on manufacturing equipment 

• Connecting manufacturing equipment to various systems such as quality tool, production control tool. 

• Support to run 7x24 operations as Equipment Engineering 

• Compliance with relevant laws and regulations  

• Negotiation and contract management with external vendors 

• Health and safety management, and support for Business Continuity Planning (BCP) 

• Responding to external audits (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, RBA) 

• Promoting sustainability initiatives such as reducing energy related cost 

• Developing the next generation of talent 

Traits we believe make a strong candidate: 

What are the Position Specific Competencies?  Define the skills/competencies necessary to do the job.  These should tie directly back to the purpose and outcome. 

• Ability to act with integrity while adhering to the code of business conduct 

• BS/MS degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering 

• Minimum of 10 years of management experience in the manufacturing industry 

• Extensive knowledge and experience on introducing automation to manufacturing equipment, data connection between equipment and various system. 

• Experience in the semiconductor or pharmaceutical industry is a plus 

• Experience in leading a department or serving as a project leader 

• Experience in managing manufacturing operations is a plus 

• Business-level English proficiency (TOEIC score of 700+ or equivalent practical experience) 

• Ability to communicate effectively with overseas sites via email and web meetings 

• Experience in delivering presentations in English, or willingness to do so without hesitation 

• Experience in responding to external audits (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001); RBA experience is a plus 

• Strong problem-solving mindset focused on solutions rather than issues 

• Ability to embrace change, adapt flexibly, and enjoy transformation 

• A visionary leader who inspires their team with exciting goals and actively works toward achieving them 

Your success will be measured by: 

Success for the role is not defined solely on the outcome of a project but rather a combination of the results and how these results were achieved.  Describe the PACE value competencies that are required. 

• Your passion for winning as a team, achieving results and a desire for continued success in a growth environment 

• Leadership in establishing both the long term vision and near term performance objective 

• Tenacity to drive projects completion in a timely manner 

• Ability to resolve conflicts caused by competing priorities between various stakeholder to reach acceptable levels of team consensus while maintaining customer commitments and financial metrics. 

• Ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels and functional groups within the organization globally 

• Ability to leverage technical knowledge and tools to drive continuous improvement and activity for SDGs