Job DescriptionThe 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.
Key Responsibilities: Operational Leadership
- 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.
Strategic Production Management
- 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).
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- 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.
Continuous Improvement & Performance Management
- 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.
Qualifications- Education: 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.
Impact:
This role ensures both the daily reliability and long-term evolution of the production organization. By combining operational management with strategic leadership, the Head of Production drives consistent performance, builds future capability, and enhances the site's and broader cross-site capability to meet business demands today and in the years ahead.
Additional InformationFor Longmont, CO the expected annual salary range for this position is
$133,000-$142,000. 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!
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