Manufacturing Team Lead
About The Position
INFICON is seeking a Manufacturing Team Lead to coordinate daily production schedules, workflow, staffing, and job priorities. This role involves leading, training, and supporting production employees, monitoring output, quality, scrap, yield, materials, and inventory levels. The Team Lead will ensure materials, tools, and supplies are available, address production issues, and escalate risks. They will enforce work instructions, company policies, safety requirements, PPE, and 5S standards, while maintaining accurate production and ERP records. This position requires partnering with various teams such as Planning, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Stockroom, and supporting continuous-improvement and problem-solving activities. The Team Lead will also provide feedback to the Plant Manager regarding employee performance, attendance, and development needs.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- Manufacturing or production experience required
- Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently, make sound operational decisions, and perform hands-on production work.
Nice To Haves
- Related associate degree preferred
- Previous experience as a team lead, trainer, or senior operator preferred
- Knowledge of production processes, ERP transactions, Microsoft Office, Lean manufacturing, and 5S preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily production schedules, workflow, staffing, and job priorities.
- Lead, train, cross-train, and support production employees.
- Monitor output, quality, scrap, yield, materials, and inventory levels.
- Ensure materials, tools, and supplies are available to meet production needs.
- Address production issues and escalate safety, quality, staffing, or scheduling risks.
- Enforce work instructions, company policies, safety requirements, PPE, and 5S standards.
- Maintain accurate production and ERP records and support cycle counts.
- Partner with Planning, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Stockroom teams.
- Support continuous-improvement and problem-solving activities.
- Provide the Plant Manager with feedback regarding employee performance, attendance, and development needs.
Benefits
- Profit-sharing bonus
- 401K match
- Flexible work hours
- Health and wellness programs
- Relocation assistance
- Discretionary bonus
- Major medical
- Dental
- Health
- Vision
- 401K
- Vacation and sick time
- Tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
