Head of Production

INFICON • Longmont, CO

4d • $140,000 - $142,000

About The Position

The Head of Production is responsible for leading all production activities across the site—combining hands-on operational management with strategic oversight. This role ensures daily manufacturing performance while shaping long-term production capability, capacity, and organizational development. It drives operational excellence, ensures adherence to standard work, and aligns production strategy with broader site and business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Process Control a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Several years of leadership experience in a cleanroom manufacturing environment —preferably related to the semiconductor industry—managing teams and driving operational performance.
• Strong expertise in production processes, lean manufacturing, and operational excellence methodologies.
• Strong analytical and data-driven problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strategic mindset combined with hands-on operational problem-solving ability.
• Proven ability to lead teams, develop talent, and work cross-functionally at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily production activities to meet safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency targets.
• Ensure operators and supervisors consistently follow standard work instructions and established processes.
• Monitor production performance, respond to deviations, and implement robust corrective actions.
• Maintain a safe work environment and enforce all safety standards and compliance requirements.
• Define and execute the long-term production strategy to support business growth and operational maturity.
• Own capacity planning, workforce planning, and resource allocation across all production areas.
• Develop organizational structures, team capabilities, and leadership succession pipelines within production.
• Drive strategic improvement initiatives (lean transformations, automation, operational excellence).
• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to resolve issues and improve end-to-end performance.
• Lead production input on capital investment decisions, new product introduction, and process changes.
• Ensure effective communication and alignment across operational and business leadership teams.
• Analyze production data and operational KPIs to identify improvement opportunities and eliminate waste.
• Champion continuous improvement, standardization, and best-practice sharing throughout the business organization.
• Support training, development, and cross-training programs to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Benefits

• INFICON employees are eligible for a profit-sharing bonus with a target of 10%.
• ongoing green initiatives
• flexible work hours
• health and wellness programs
• relocation assistance
• discretionary bonus
• major medical, dental, health, vision, 401K, vacation and sick time, tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees