Director, HVM Production 2
Micron · Taichung
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Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
Director of High-Volume Manufacturing Production
The position of HVM Production Director at Micron offers an exceptional chance to lead a top-tier manufacturing organization! You will foster innovation and quality in a dynamic environment that values collaboration, diversity, and ongoing improvement.
Responsibilities and Tasks
Strategic Leadership & Site Operations
- Work alongside the Site Leadership Team to develop and fulfill business strategies that advance corporate objectives and reinforce Micron's culture, values, and employee engagement.
- Drive site-wide operational excellence by aligning production priorities with long-term manufacturing and business goals.
- Serve as the primary leader of HVM production activities, ensuring seamless functioning across manufacturing, engineering, planning, and support organizations.
- Lead the organization to achieve world-class performance in safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
Manufacturing Execution Excellence
- Lead a large-scale production organization operating in a 24x7 manufacturing environment.
- Ensure manufacturing commitments are consistently met through focused implementation, operational rigor, and effective resource management.
- Establish performance goals, operational metrics, and management systems that drive benchmark manufacturing performance.
- Lead ongoing improvement efforts to enhance productivity, cycle time, operational efficiency, and manufacturing effectiveness.
- Drive rapid issue resolution and cross-functional collaboration to minimize operational disruptions and improve production output.
Capacity Planning & Business Delivery
- Partner with Central Planning, Division Planning, and Site Leadership to develop capacity plans, output strategies, and long-term manufacturing roadmaps.
- Ensure coordination of labor, equipment, materials, infrastructure, and operational capabilities to support business growth.
- Determine and deliver production output commitments while balancing quality, cost, and operational efficiency.
- Direct implementation approaches that support ramp plans, technology transitions, and future factory growth initiatives.
Organization Leadership & Talent Development
- Build and sustain a high-performing, inclusive, and accountable manufacturing organization.
- Develop frontline leaders, managers, and future successors through coaching, mentoring, and career development planning.
- Strengthen succession pipelines and organizational capability to support long-term business needs.
- Cultivate an environment of responsibility, cooperation, ongoing development, and staff involvement.
- Ensure team members complete required learning and capability development activities within established timelines.
AI & Manufacturing Transformation
- Drive AI-supported manufacturing and digital change efforts to boost operational output and the quality of decisions.
- Drive adoption of advanced analytics, automation, predictive technologies, and intelligent manufacturing solutions.
- Foster innovation and continuous learning by integrating practical AI applications into manufacturing operations.
- Ensure responsible, ethical, and compliant use of AI technologies in alignment with company policies and standards.
Financial & Operational Stewardship
- Support annual business planning, budget development, capital investments, and resource prioritization.
- Drive productivity improvements and cost optimization initiatives while maintaining operational excellence.
- Ensure manufacturing operations contribute to overall site profitability and sustainable growth.
- Monitor key business indicators and implement actions necessary to achieve financial and operational targets.
Global & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, IE, Quality, Facilities, Supply Chain, Planning, and other OMT organizations to achieve business objectives.
- Participate in global manufacturing forums, workshops, and best-practice sharing across Micron sites.
- Leverage worldwide standards, systems, and manufacturing methodologies to accelerate performance improvements and consistency.
Environmental, Health, Safety & Quality Leadership
- Ensure Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) excellence remains the top organizational priority.
- Promote a strong safety culture and drive compliance with all applicable regulatory and company requirements.
- Ensure operational processes are effective, sustainable, and capable of meeting intended business outcomes.
- Encourage customer-focused deployment and continuous quality improvement throughout the organization.
Quality Management System (QMS) Accountability
For any business process and/or QMS component within their responsibility, the HVM Production Director is accountable for:
- Ensuring that the QMS and business processes continue to be effective and correspond with applicable requirements.
- Ensuring operational processes consistently deliver intended results.
- Reporting performance, risks, and improvement opportunities to management.
- Promoting focus on both internal and external customers throughout the organization.
- Maintaining the integrity of QMS and business processes during organizational and operational changes.
- Consistently meeting customer requirements and expectations.
Preferred Leadership Profile
- Proven leader with extensive semiconductor manufacturing and operations experience.
- Demonstrated success leading large-scale production organizations in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Strong critical thinking, business insight, and operational execution capabilities.
- Track record of driving sustainable productivity, operational transformation, and organizational growth.
- Experience managing complex organizations through scaling, technology updates, and employee development.
- Strong coaching, talent development, and succession planning capabilities.
- Passion for innovation, AI adoption, and manufacturing digital transformation.
Travel Requirement
- Domestic and international travel may be required to assist business objectives, foster global collaboration, and contribute to operational excellence.
Success Measures
- Safety & EHS Performance
- Manufacturing Output Achievement
- Cost & Productivity Improvement
- Cycle Time and Delivery Performance
- Product Quality & Customer Satisfaction
- Workforce Engagement & Retention
- Leadership Capability & Succession Readiness
- AI Adoption & Digital Transformation Impact
- Operational Excellence Benchmark Performance
About Micron Technology, Inc.
We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.
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