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At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.

We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

• Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.
• Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.
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• Student? We offer continuing education assistance.
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Here’s the Gist:

Wolfspeed is seeking a Facilities Operations Manager to lead the facilities operations and process control team at our new location in Siler City, NC – the world’s largest silicon carbide materials factory. In this role you lead our facilities operations and automation engineering teams accountable for process control, control system infrastructure, data analytics and control room operations. You will partner with other facilities leaders to develop strategic capital plans and objectives aligned to company business strategy. You also promote a safety and quality mindset to your teams through continuous improvement of processes, policies, and procedures.

The Day-to-Day

• Leads a team of engineers, coordinators, and technicians fostering a collaborative and safe work environment.
• Oversees continuous operation (24/7/365) of utility systems and is accountable for final quality of utilities delivered to internal customers per the control plan.
• Manages the organization to develop and utilize SPC to measure & improve performance.
• Builds and maintains operator training programs and career development to enable deep understanding of system operation.
• Oversees Contingent labor force that operates and maintains Gas and Chem operations,
• Ownership for all control system infrastructure and protocols, implementing best known change control and cyber security methods.  To include OT network, SQL database and application servers, data analytics, Ignition developers.
• Partners with Maintenance and Engineering to identify, coordinate, and execute planned and unplanned maintenance across site. Mitigates risk points sustain continuous in-spec operation.
• Ensures operational continuity through effective shift pass down and daily operations meetings.

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical field (or)
• Associate's degree with ten (10) years of experience
• At least two (2) years of leadership experience or excellence demonstrated by progressive roles or promotions.
• Expert knowledge of process controls systems and their implementation within industrial facilities. DCS, PLC, SCADA, ISA Standards, High Performance HMI, industrial networks, cybersecurity and SQL database.
• Experience working in a semiconductor manufacturing or similar high-tech environment such as oil and gas, chemicals, or pharmaceuticals. (cleanroom, central plant, process cooling/vacuum/gas &chem)

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

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To put it legally –Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer.

Wolfspeed is a powerhouse semiconductor company focused on silicon carbide and GaN technologies.

After more than thirty years of forging new technology adoption and transformation, our Wolfspeed® power and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors are leading the industry through unrivaled expertise and capacity.

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