Role summary
The IT Application Manager is responsible for owning, governing, and scaling business‑critical manufacturing applications that support factory operations, planning, execution, and decision‑making for UTAC manufacturing site.
Key responsibilities
- Drive development of an IT strategy in alignment to factory's objectives and strategic IT framework.
- In close partnership with senior business stakeholders, manages governance processes and resources, and influence, match and prioritize needs and IT services to maximize value to the business.
- Advise and influence management and key stakeholders on the marketplace evolution and potential application of technologies and emerging technology in alignment to the overall business strategy.
- Maintain effective ongoing communications with the business, IT community and operational management regarding system plans, projects, budgets, expenditures, and policies.
- Promote collaboration and develop cohesive teams capable of executing under tight timelines.
- Manage change management activities and support continuous improvement process.
- Ensure adherence to company policies, standards, procedures and IT security requirements.
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with policies and applicable company guidelines.
Requirements
A. Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Industrial Systems, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 8-10 years of experience in manufacturing IT or industrial application management.
- Proven experience supporting MES, PLM, and manufacturing execution environments.
- Experience in multi‑site or regional manufacturing organizations preferred.
- Experience in other areas such as B2B, CRM, and SAP is not required and will not be considered essential for suitability.
B. Technical & Functional Skills
- Technically inclined - IT industry with broad knowledge of IT Trends & emerging technologies and supervisory/managerial experience in the operation of Information Technology including leading a team of direct reports, where applicable.
- Strong, proven knowledge and subject-matter expertise in Digital Twin, APS, RTD, and MES/Camstar are essential for this role.
- Experience with SQL/Oracle databases, system interfaces, and data integration.
- Knowledge of IoT protocols, edge platforms, and factory connectivity.
- Familiarity with Microsoft cloud technologies and hybrid architectures.
- Exposure to AI / ML applications in manufacturing analytics is an advantage.
C. Manufacturing Domain Expertise
- Preferably with semiconductor manufacturing business acumen and with prior leadership in information and technology support in this domain.
- Knowledge of production planning, scheduling, dispatching, and quality systems.
- Ability to translate operational requirements into scalable IT solutions.
D. Vendor & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the primary IT interface for manufacturing application vendors.
- Manage vendor contracts, SLAs, and performance reviews.
- Collaborate closely with plant leadership to prioritize enhancements and resolve issues.
- Lead change management activities to ensure business adoption and operational readiness.
E. Leadership & Soft Skills
- A strategic thinker with good technical knowledge and excellent communication and leadership skills, used to influence decision making with business stakeholders.
- Ability to recognize business opportunities and present a clear strategic vision of how technology can be applied to achieve success.
- Proven leadership in cross‑functional and multi‑site environments.
- Experience leading digital transformation and change management initiatives.
- Ability to understand the business impact of different solutions and ability to assess impact and communicate the trade-offs between business needs, technology requirements, timelines, costs, and risks is required.
- Strong project and program management capabilities.
- Highly proactive and motivated.
- Good written and presentation skills
