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INFICON

Gas analysis and vacuum control instruments

Head of Production Management

Manufacturing & Production OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBalzers, LiechtensteinIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Several years of leadership experience in high-volume manufacturing, preferably across several production sites and ideally in semiconductor, vacuum, or cleanroom environments.
  • Strong expertise in production processes, lean manufacturing, and operational excellence methodologies.
  • Strong analytical, data-driven problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • A strategic mindset combined with hands-on operational problem-solving ability.
  • The ability to lead teams, develop talent, and work cross-functionally at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily production across all sites to meet safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency targets while shaping long-term production capability and capacity.
  • Align production strategy with site and business objectives and drive operational excellence and adherence to standard work.
  • Ensure daily reliability and the long-term evolution of the production organization across sites.
  • Lead daily production, enforce standard work, drive corrective actions, and maintain a safe, compliant environment.
  • Define the production strategy; own capacity, workforce, and resource planning; and build the organization, talent, and succession plans.
  • Partner with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance; lead production input on capital expenditure and new product introduction; and host customer audits.
  • Analyze key performance indicators to eliminate waste, drive lean practices and automation, and champion standardization and cross-training.
  • Enhance site and cross-site capability to meet current and future business demands.

About the Company

INFICON

Gas analysis and vacuum control instruments

INFICON develops instruments and software that measure and control gases in industrial vacuum processes. Its products include sensors, gas analyzers, and process-control software used in semiconductor fabrication, automotive, refrigeration, life sciences, aerospace, packaging, and laser cutting. The systems detect gas composition and pressure and adjust processes in real time to maintain quality and safety. INFICON differentiates by deep vacuum-technology expertise, a broad multi-industry product portfolio, and a global service network to help customers improve efficiency, reliability, and safety in their processes.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Founded
1996

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