Facilities Electrical Area Manager

About the role

At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.

We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

• Enjoy doing things that people say can't be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.
• Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.
• Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.
• Student? We offer continuing education assistance.
• Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.

Here's the Gist

Wolfspeed is seeking a Facilities Electrical Area Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance teams for all electrical utilities at our Durham Campuses. You lead by promoting a safety and quality mindset to your teams through continuous improvement of processes, policies, and procedures. You provide daily assistance to your team and develop creative approaches to improve reliability while reducing operational costs and energy consumption.

The Day-to-Day

• Manages and directs the daily activities of facilities electrical team members - leading leaders, engineers, and technicians
• Recruits, selects, manages, coaches, and motivates staff; provides guidance and direction on problems and issues; delegates work assignments
• Works with project teams to start-up and commission facilities systems and equipment
• Ensures compliance to local, state, and national codes and compliance requirements.
• Supports commercial negotiations and establishment of terms related to services, projects, and power purchase agreements
• Guides the team to hit key metrics - continuously improving uptime and reliability performance
• Collaborates with other leaders and facilities teams in the development of overall objectives and long-term company goals. Provides input into the facility annual operating plan and manages expenses under budget

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements)

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution
• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience in a semiconductor or critical facilities environment with a history of progressive roles in technical and people leadership
• Expert-level knowledge of electrical theory with experience in design, test, and troubleshooting of electrical systems in a large manufacturing plant (480V-12.47kV) - transformers, switchgear, motor control, protective relaying, motors, motor starters, fuses, O/L, AC drives, grounding, uninterruptible power supplies, UPS, emergency stand-by generators, and power monitoring
• Knowledge of National Electric Code, NFPA, and other standards governing electrical safety
• Experience working in a multi-location, global enterprise preferred
• Experience collaborating and establishing meaningful relationships with local electrical utilities

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.