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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. 

• Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave. 

• Student? We offer continuing education assistance. 

• Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach. 

Here’s the Gist  

Wolfspeed is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Manager to lead the facilities maintenance team at our new location in Siler City, NC – the world’s largest silicon carbide materials factory. In your role, you will partner with the Facilities Director, Facilities Engineering Manager, and Facilities Ops & Maint Manager to develop and implement a comprehensive maintenance (preventive, predictive, and corrective) strategy within the maintenance organization. You also promote a safety and quality mindset to your teams through continuous improvement of processes, policies, procedures. and reliability programs to ensure uninterrupted facility operations. 

The Day-to-Day: 

• Leads a team varied discipline supervisors and technicians, and support roles.  

• Oversees maintenance activities of the plant and is accountable for final quality of utilities delivered to internal customers.  

• Manages the organization to develop & hit key metrics to measure & improve performance.  

• Participates collaboratively with other leaders in the development of overall objectives and long-term goals of the organization.  

• Partners with Operations and Engineering to identify, coordinate, and execute planned and unplanned maintenance across site. Mitigates risk points sustain continuous in-spec operation.  

• Ensures efficient and effective maintenance executed on a variety of systems and equipment.  

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

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate work experience.  

• At least seven (7) years of experience in industrial facilities.  

• Exudes deep level of knowledge of industrial facilities maintenance and best-practices not limited to HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems and components. 

• Experience developing and sustaining relationships with external suppliers / vendors. 

• Demonstrated experience leading teams and leading other leaders.  

• Experience working in a multi-location, global enterprise.  

• Experience working in a semiconductor manufacturing or similar high-tech environment.  

• Experience establishing talent pipelines with local organizations and institutions.  

• Has knowledge of EH&S operations including OSHA and EPA regulations.  

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

To put it legally –Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law.