Water Operations Manager

Position Summary The Water Operations Manager directs 24/7 ultra-pure water (UPW) and industrial wastewater treatment (IWT) production, managing daily plant output, driving shift performance, and ensuring absolute safety and environmental compliance for semiconductor manufacturing.

This role oversees daily plant activities, coordinates shift handoffs, and monitors real-time water-purity metrics while working with engineering to optimize processes and with maintenance to schedule preventive repairs without impacting fab uptime.

This position also enforce strict EHS policies, manage chemical-handling protocols, and ensure continuous compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

The Water Operations Manager ensures rapid resolution of SCADA/HMI alarms to maintain uptime, enforces accurate SOPs and shift logs, and cultivates a high-performance, safety-first culture among operations technicians.

What You'll Be Responsible For: 24/7 Shift Execution & Staff Management: Direct daily activities of plant operators and shift technicians, ensuring continuous, high-purity water delivery and zero fab interruptions.

Cross-Team Coordination: Lead daily operations, maintenance, and engineering (OPS/MX/ENG) alignment meetings to prioritize work and resolve plant excursions.

Safety & Regulatory Compliance: Enforce strict environmental health and safety (EHS) protocols and local/state/federal regulatory standards for chemical handling and wastewater discharge.

System Monitoring & Quality Control: Track real-time water quality parameters, review performance trends via SCADA/HMI, and manage immediate response to system alarms.

SOP & Workforce Development: Oversee standard operating procedures (SOPs), drive operator shift training, and conduct ongoing performance management.

Skills and Qualifications Here's what you'll need: Education: Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in water/wastewater operations or heavy industrial/process environments, with specific semiconductor fab experience strongly preferred.

Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of water treatment processes (RO, CEDI, UF, UV, ion exchange, and biological/chemical wastewater treatment).

Systems Proficiency: Familiarity with SCADA, HMI controls, and reading P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams). Compliance & Safety: Strong grasp of OSHA, EHS guidelines, and environmental discharge permits.

The current base salary range for this role is between $147,000 - $200,500. Individual base pay rates will depend on factors including duties, work location, education, skills, qualifications and experience.

Total compensation for this position will include a competitive benefits package and may include participation in company incentive compensation programs, which are based on factors to include organizational and individual performance.

Total Rewards At Samsung Austin Semiconductor, base pay is just one part of our total compensation package. The base compensation for this role will depend on education, experience, skills, and location.

All positions at Samsung Austin Semiconductor are full-time on-site. U.S. Export Control Compliance This role may require access to information subject to U.S. export control laws.

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