Director - Facilities

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of GWS (Global Workplace Solutions)

Lam Research is a leading global manufacturer of capital equipment used in making leading-edge-semiconductors across the world We primarily compete in four specific areas – deposition, etch, photoresist strip, and single wafer clean Lam Research India team is organized into three major areas of responsibility: Hardware, Software, and Operations. The Global Workplace solutions (GWS) team partners with all the 3 groups to plan the complete facility engineering and services, Real estate / construction, Lab operations, and occupancy planning.

The Impact You’ll Make

To support the rapid growth at Lam India, we are expanding the engineering lab and office space to support the engineers to gain hands on experience to enable complete product ownership at India. The Director, GWS is responsible for providing high quality engineering services and specifications for the planning, design, construction, start-up, and commissioning of specific Facilities systems for the Lam R&D lab and Offices in India. Plans, budgets, and schedules facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs. Designs and develops organizational policies relevant to the facilities department. May have responsibility for establishing and overseeing health and safety standards. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. Will coordinate with Physical security to ensure we have a safe and secure working space.

Manages the design, planning, construction and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings, and other facilities. Plans, budgets, and schedules facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs. Designs and develops organizational policies relevant to the facilities department. Oversees the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services and facilities expansion. May have responsibility for establishing and overseeing health and safety standards. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

What You’ll Do

• Manages the engineering team responsible for ensuring the R&D Labs and office buildings operate in a safe and cost-effective manner while delivering uninterrupted facilities services to all stakeholders as agreed upon quality of services levels. 
• Develops design engineering criteria and performance specifications required to meet unique process equipment and facility systems operating requirements and building safety codes.
• Update system design and standards documentation for safe operations and maintenance based on prior system designs, lessons learnt and approved new technologies and innovations.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates technical staff and professional services firms needed to support technical project delivery and the efficient delivery of site facilities services.
• Provides a multi-discipline engineering review of plans for facilities changes and equipment layouts, working toward economy of operation, maximum use of facilities and equipment, and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Responsible for creating and managing site facilities services occupational safety and environmental compliance programs to meet Lam Research policies and local authorities’ regulatory requirements.
• Provide Lam specifications and standards to design firms and provide supervision and coordination of consultant resources as required
• Core process and mechanical systems of responsibility include, but not limited to:
• Chemicals and Bulk/Specialty Gases, Ultra-Pure/Soft/Industrial/Domestic Water, Wastewater Treatment and Transfer, Sanitary/Storm Drain, Process Cooling Water, Clean Dry Air, Chilled Water, Hot Water, Air Handling, Exhaust Air and Humidification systems
• Reviews quarterly tracking, monitoring, and reporting of systems capacity and operating capabilities and uptime for facilities systems and identifies operational risks and performance improvement opportunities
• Lead cross functional engineering team meetings to share Ideas, lessons learnt, and provide updates and collection inputs on new designs, project status, innovations, etc.
• Coordinate with global GWS functional SMEs and deliver the projects as per the Lam standards.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and development of a high-performance engineering team
• Update system design and standards documentation for safe operations and maintenance based on prior system designs, lessons learnt and approved new technologies and innovations.
• Responsible for Operations and Maintenance of all the technical streams in R&D lab and offices
• External vendor management & hold them accountable to perform as per signed off KPIs

Who We’re Looking For

• • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Chemical Engineering required with 20+ Years of total experience in Facilities engineering and / or minimum 5 years of high tech/semiconductor R&D lab/wafer fab  experience
  • OR
  • Master’s degree with 15+ years of experience in Facilities Engineering with a focus on Design, Construction, and operations and /  or minimum 5 years of high tech/semiconductor R&D lab/wafer fab experience
  • At least 12 years of people management experience
  • Strong program/project management skills and/or operations management experience
  • Good knowledge of EHS and regulatory knowledge to help make business decisions.
  • Exhibit attention to detail, sense of urgency and ability to handle multiple tasks in fast paced environment
  • Working knowledge of SAP for use with purchase requisitions and orders
  • Previous experience in the manufacturing (machine tool, SPM) / Pharma / Solar industry preferred
  • Working in a matrixed environment, especially with international stakeholders
  • Will be required to travel to other Lam locations based on need

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in managing/construction clean room, managing hazardous gases and chemicals industry
• Experience in chip manufacturing fab or semiconductor equipment manufacturing lab environment
• Engineering design experience, industrial / manufacturing processes, human factor, organizational behavior, knowledge of lean manufacturing, and/or Six Sigma (Black Belt) is preferred
• Strong project management skills, including budgeting, planning, timeline management, implementation, and project execution
• Ability to manage complex processes and projects; emphasis on identifying and mitigating risks
• Self-driven with strong leadership traits
• Manage capital and expensed project financial management and control
• Strong safety culture
• Demonstrated proficiency in problem solving and root cause analysis skills

• Solid written and verbal communication skills with strong presentation skills – demonstrates presentation ability, influence, and effectiveness on complex content in front of peers.

• Continuous improvement and innovative mindset
• Exceptional root cause and corrective/preventive action development skills
• Thrive in working in a fast paced, high energy work environment
• Comfortable with legal terms and structures for standard commercial contracts
• Coordinate with global GWS functional SMEs and deliver the projects as per the Lam standards.
• Support sites with problem analysis using standard tools and methodologies as requested.

Competencies

Our Commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

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Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.