Senior Manager, Workforce Development

Req. ID:

JR100426 Senior Manager, Workforce Development

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

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.

The Senior Manager, Workforce Development at Micron is a pivotal role responsible for building, scaling, and sustaining a certified, production-ready, and future-capable workforce. This position offers an outstanding chance to lead and develop the workforce strategy for Micron Semiconductor India. It ensures our operations run flawlessly and our ramp-up goals are met with precise accuracy.

## Key Responsibilities

Workforce Readiness & Ramp Execution

• Own the overall workforce readiness strategy aligned to Micron ramp plans and hiring roadmap.
• Ensure operators, technicians, and engineers are certified on time to support volume ramp with minimal learning loss.
• Translate ramp targets into weekly executable training and certification plans.
• Drive closure of WFD gaps impacting yield, efficiency, compliance, or safety.

## Training Program & Curriculum Ownership

• Define, maintain, and continuously improve role-based training curricula (MA, Technician, Engineer).
• Ensure inclusion of MES or equivalent experience, SAP, YMS, PR issuance, blocking issue resolution paths, and system differentiation (internal vs external issues).
• Standardize training modules, assessment methods, and certification criteria across Micron Semiconductor India site.
• Partner with engineering services, quality control, tech support, manufacturing, and EHS to validate the transfer of learning.

## Certification, Skills & Proficiency Framework

• Build and implement a proficiency/skills readiness framework for engineers and technicians.
• Own certification governance: tracking, re-certification, audit readiness, and risk closure.
• Provide leadership visibility through clear readiness dashboards and skill heatmap.
• Benchmark and leverage proven frameworks from other Micron sites where applicable.

## Training Infrastructure & Capacity Management

• Ensure sufficient training rooms, cleanroom training space, and system environments to support bulk hiring.
• Coordinate with Facilities, Procurement, and Site Leadership on space and infrastructure readiness.
• Explore and implement solutions such as training centers, simulated environments, or phased certification models.

## Collaborator & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as the single-point owner for Workforce Development (WFD) across Micron, partnering closely with Manufacturing, Area Owners, Engineering, Quality, IT/MES, People Org/HR, and EHS & Compliance, while representing workforce readiness in site reviews, ramp readiness forums, and executive updates.

## Metrics, Reporting & Governance

• Establish and maintain weekly WFD progress reporting across all roles (MA, Tech, Engineer, and other professionals), track KPIs such as certification attainment versus plan, time‑to‑certification, training efficiency, learning retention, production readiness impact, and overdue classes, and proactively identify risks to drive structured mitigation actions and timely leadership decisions.

## People Leadership

• Lead and develop WFD team members with clear role clarity, performance expectations, and growth plans.
• Build a strong execution culture built on rigor, ownership, and outcomes.
• Mentor leaders to operate independently while maintaining site-level alignment.

## Required Qualifications

• Required is a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or an associated area (a Master’s degree or matching hands-on experience is preferred).
• 10–15+ years in manufacturing operations, workforce development, training, or industrial engineering.
• Proven experience supporting factory ramp-ups or large-scale workforce onboarding.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing or high-tech manufacturing environments.

## Key Proficiencies

• Strategic workforce planning with a hands-on execution approach.
• Strong multi-functional influence and collaborator management.
• Data-driven decision making and executive communication.
• Ability to translate high-level goals into shop-floor execution.
• High ownership, bias for action, and structured problem solving.

## Success in This Role Looks Like

• Micron Semiconductor India ramps with no risks caused by workforce limitations.
• Training completion aligned to hiring plan with minimal rework.
• Clear, reliable certification transparency for leadership.
• Workforce that is safe, compliant, confident, and productive from Day 1!

Job Profile(s):

WF Development Manager 2

Relocation level: (TBD)

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