Production Control Engineer (2027 New College Graduate)
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Summary of Role:
GlobalFoundries Fab 9 is seeking a Production Control Engineer to provide 12-hour AWS engineering support on a day-shift schedule in our 200mm semiconductor manufacturing facility in Essex Junction, Vermont. In this highly visible manufacturing line-control role, you will maximize fab output by identifying and escalating production inhibitors, optimizing scheduling and dispatching systems, and partnering cross-functionally to improve cycle time, on-time delivery, capacity, and tool productivity.
Essential Responsibilities include:
- Manage production work in process (WIP) to achieve fab output, cycle-time, and on-time-delivery targets.
- Monitor line performance, identify and prioritize key production inhibitors, including tool constraints, queue imbalances, holds, time-window risk, and material-flow issues, and drive timely cross-functional resolution.
- Analyze production, tool, and queue reports to anticipate delivery risk and coordinate recovery plans with Manufacturing, Equipment, Process Engineering, Planning, and Quality.
- Develop daily WIP movement priorities and execution plans to maximize fab moves and drive down cycle time.
- Analyze and optimize RTD, Inficon, and other scheduling and dispatching tools to improve WIP flow, tool utilization, cycle time, and overall production efficiency.
- Coordinate urgent, critical, and customer-priority lots while protecting overall line performance.
- Schedule facilities and tool-time requests to minimize production disruption.
- Use data-driven problem solving to improve line-control systems, operating routines, and decision-support tools, delivering measurable gains in throughput, cycle time, and equipment productivity.
- Lead or support cross-functional initiatives that improve equipment productivity, constraint recovery, capacity, and sustainable output.
Other Responsibilities:
- Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
Required Qualifications:
- Education – Graduating with Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or another major with significant technical courseworks or related field from an accredited degree program.
- Must have at least an overall 3.0 GPA and proven good academic standing.
- Language Fluency - English (Written & Verbal)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior related internship or co-op experience.
- Demonstrated prior leadership experience in the workplace, school projects, competitions, etc.
- Strong interest in leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support effective decision-making.
- Project management skills, i.e. the ability to innovate and execute solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong planning & organizational skills
- Experience using data analysis, factory automation, scheduling, or dispatching tools in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated continuous-improvement mindset and ability to collaborate across technical and manufacturing teams.
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Expected Salary Range
$58,400.00 - $100,800.00The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
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