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Microsoft Azure serves as the physical platform that underpins the Microsoft mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Azure Fiber is a vital component of Azure, dedicated to the design, buildout, and operations of the Global Optical Network. This network is the lifeline of connectivity for all of Microsoft, enabling seamless interaction with Azure and services like Teams, Xbox, Office, Bing, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT across the globe. With a focus on Hollow Core Fiber (HCF) and cable, Azure Fiber is preparing for exponential growth driven by continued Cloud success and new Artificial Intelligence (AI) demands, ensuring that every Customer can rely on our infrastructure for high-quality, secure, and reliable connectivity to all Microsoft services.

The Azure Fiber team in Romsey is seeking dynamic candidates with energy and a passion for innovation to join our team. In this role, you will lead and manage a team of over 30 manufacturing staff, to meet or exceed production targets as we ramp up our state of the art Romsey facility. You will lead the management of the entire process and production line capability to support end-to-end fabrication and test of our world-beating hollow core optical fibre. This is a key role which offers significant growth as we further expand our capabilities.

As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Manage all resources (people, equipment and materials) required for the production process, and ensure that it is run to maximum efficiency across the shifts

• Establish targets for production, and work with the planning manager and your direct shift leads to deliver a robust plan to meet these targets. Ensure production stays on schedule, with fiber meeting quality, cost and delivery standards

• Analyze and report production data to senior management, and optimize for efficiency, collaborating with Process Engineering to improve the efficiency of the layout of equipment and flow of materials using Lean Manufacturing techniques as appropriate

• Ensure production technicians and equipment meet performance and safety requirements

• Recruit new team members and manage the training and performance and development of team members whilst upholding the Microsoft values of Model, Coach and Care

• Collaborate with other business functions to ensure that all issues which prevent successful delivery of the plan are swiftly dealt with

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in manufacturing / material / mechanical / electrical / industrial engineering, or related field AND relevant experience in a manufacturing environment

• OR Master's Degree in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field AND relevant experience in a manufacturing environment /repair

• OR significant equivalent experience in a related manufacturing environment

• Relevant people management experience

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field AND significant experience in a manufacturing environment

• OR Master's Degree in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field AND relevant experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment

• OR Doctorate in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field AND relevant experience in a manufacturing environment

• OR significant equivalent experience

• Significant people management experience

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