Manufacturing Team Lead

Job Description

• 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.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; related associate degree preferred.
• Manufacturing or production experience required; previous experience as a team lead, trainer, or senior operator preferred.
• Knowledge of production processes, ERP transactions, Microsoft Office, Lean manufacturing, and 5S preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, make sound operational decisions, and perform hands-on production work.

Additional Information

For Kansas, the expected hourly wage for this position is between $26–$31. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law. In addition, INFICON employees are eligible for a profit-sharing bonus with a target of 10% as well as 401K match up to 8% (vesting schedule).

INFICON provides a dynamic work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees experience ongoing green initiatives, flexible work hours, and a variety of health and wellness programs.

INFICON’s forward-thinking approach offers countless opportunities to design, support, and manufacture a diverse product portfolio that expands globally. Our Lean and Agile work environment offers competitive compensation, relocation assistance, a discretionary bonus, and generous employee benefits; major medical, dental, health, vision, 401K, vacation and sick time, tuition reimbursement, and more!

INFICON is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal opportunity to all job seekers that apply without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, age, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. A notice describing Federal equal employment opportunity laws is available here to reaffirm this commitment.   Any contact that would like to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact [email protected].

INFICON, Inc. strictly complies with all aspects of the Export Administration Regulations ('EAR'), including those sections dealing with deemed exports to foreign nationals.

INFICON provides a dynamic work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees experience ongoing green initiatives, flexible work hours, and a variety of health and wellness programs.

INFICON’s forward-thinking approach offers countless opportunities to design, support, and manufacture a diverse product portfolio that expands globally. Our Lean and Agile work environment offers competitive compensation, relocation assistance, a discretionary bonus, and generous employee benefits; major medical, dental, health, vision, 401K, vacation and sick time, tuition reimbursement, and more!

INFICON is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal opportunity to all job seekers that apply without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, age, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. A notice describing Federal equal employment opportunity laws is available here to reaffirm this commitment.   Any contact that would like to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact [email protected].

INFICON, Inc. strictly complies with all aspects of the Export Administration Regulations ('EAR'), including those sections dealing with deemed exports to foreign nationals.

Compensation: 26 to 31 (USD) (HOURLY)