Director, IT Manufacturing

Director, IT Manufacturing

About Advanced Energy

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS), enables design breakthroughs and drives growth for leading semiconductors and industrial customers. Our precision power and control technologies, along with our applications know-how, inspire close partnerships and innovation in thin-film and industrial manufacturing. We are proud of our rich heritage, award-winning technologies, and we value the talents and contributions of all Advanced Energy's employees worldwide.

Job Summary

The Director, IT Manufacturing is responsible for the end-to-end management of all technology operations, infrastructure, and services across two factory sites—Cavite and Laguna, including network, MES, Warehouse, and OT systems. This role acts as the primary technology partner for the General Manager and staff for the two locations, translating business needs into IT requirements and ensuring alignment with corporate IT standards and strategy. The leader owns site availability, performance, and security at both locations, supports manufacturing systems, and provides feedback and opportunities to corporate IT teams for enterprise applications and infrastructure improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full IT footprint at both Cavite and Laguna factories, including infrastructure, operations, applications, and OT systems, ensuring reliable and secure technology services across both locations.
• Serve as the senior IT representative and strategic partner to the General Manager and staff (common to both locations), translating business challenges into IT requirements and feeding them into corporate development roadmaps for MES, ERP, and other enterprise platforms.
• Align local IT execution with corporate IT strategy, architecture, and governance standards.
• Lead and develop the site IT team, managing staffing, performance, and capability growth to meet operational and strategic needs.
• Ensure operational continuity and support for factory-critical systems (e.g., MES, SCADA, ERP), coordinating with corporate teams for enhancements and issue resolution.
• Oversee local IT service delivery, vendor relationships, and project execution, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and security requirements.
• Govern change management processes to ensure safe, compliant, and disruption-free execution of IT changes in production environments.
• Manage site-level IT budgets, procurement, and lifecycle of technology assets across office and production areas.
• Lead business continuity and disaster recovery planning, maintaining readiness for power, network, or system disruptions.
• Monitor IT performance metrics (uptime, incident response, project delivery) and drive continuous improvement through data analysis, stakeholder feedback, and alignment with enterprise KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, identity and access management, and endpoint governance in coordination with corporate IT.
• Support audit readiness, SOX compliance, and alignment with safety and environmental standards in partnership with EHS and Quality teams.
• Lead IT execution for site expansions, new production lines, relocations, and M&A integrations, ensuring strategic alignment and operational excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to lead with a data-driven mindset; Skilled in using operational metrics, incident trends, and business KPIs to inform decision-making, prioritize initiatives, and drive continuous improvement across IT service delivery and factory operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent degree required.
• 15+ years of progressive IT experience, including 5 years in a leadership role.
• Excellent communication across production floor through executive stakeholders; English required; Tagalog strongly preferred.
• Proven track record managing IT in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Experience supporting factory systems such as MES, SCADA, Warehouse, and OT infrastructure.
• Demonstrated success in partnering with corporate IT to implement enterprise standards and drive alignment
• Working knowledge of campus networking and security: Cisco switching/Wi-Fi, Cisco ASA/Firepower, SD-WAN, NAC/802.1X (Cisco ISE), and SolarWinds monitoring.
• Strong ITSM discipline (Incident/Request/Problem/Change/Knowledge); demonstrated CAB/change planning in production environments.
• Proven vendor, budget, and project management with measurable outcomes; availability for after-hours/weekend maintenance windows as needed.
• Understanding of IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and endpoint management.

Preferred

• With MBA or MIT has advantage.
• ITIL, PMP, CISSP, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with MES/test stations and OT/IT collaboration in high-mix, high-throughput manufacturing.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or Industry 4.0 initiatives is a plus.

Work Conditions

• On-site role with frequent presence on the production floor and labs; PPE as required by EHS.
• Occasional regional/international travel for training or project work.

Compensation

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

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