Production Control Manager - Semiconductor Fab

About the role

The Production Control Manager plans, schedules and controls production flow to meet customer delivery commitments. The role manages a team of production controllers and links Customer Service, Engineering, NPI, Procurement, Warehouse and Manufacturing. It is accountable for on-time delivery, schedule adherence and WIP health, and for giving management clear, data-driven visibility of fab performance. Candidates with experience managing complex, multi-product portfolios in a fast-paced semiconductor manufacturing environment are encouraged to apply.

Key responsibilities

• Own the master production schedule, aligning sales orders and demand forecasts with fab capacity, and oversee production control, line schedules, forecasting, MRP, engineering changes, urgent lots and inventory turns.
• Maintain the demand management master plan, set order sequencing and priority rules, and drive production to meet KPIs such as Moves, Cycle Time and shipment commits.
• Assess and provide commits for qualification and expedite lots, monitor progress, identify bottlenecks and adjust schedules proactively.
• Track and limit excess WIP, manage WIP turnover and aging, and manage inventory across Raw, WIP, FG and obsolete parts.
• Identify gaps between fab capability and planned capacity, improve linearity, and lead flow efficiency and bottleneck detection reviews.
• Synchronize with Sales, Engineering, NPI, Procurement and Warehouse on demand changes, new products, material availability and shipment priorities; lead S&OP, WIP and delivery-gap meetings and escalate risks to senior management.
• Build dashboards and reports with the reporting team, and report on on-time delivery, schedule adherence, WIP turnover, flow efficiency and other metrics.
• Lead, coach and develop the production control team, set goals and performance expectations, and build planning discipline and standard work.

Required profile

• Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business or a related field.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in semiconductor production control, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or team-lead capacity.
• Experience handling complex, multi-product environments.

Required skills

• Proficiency in SAP (planning and MRP modules preferred).
• Strong MS Excel (including macros/VBA) and PowerPoint.
• Experience with reporting or visualization tools such as Power BI is an advantage.
• Good factory knowledge of the relationship between line moves, cycle time and customer delivery.