INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software solutions that enhance productivity and quality of tools, processes, and complete factories. These analysis, measurement and control products are essential for gas leak detection in air conditioning/refrigeration and automotive manufacturing. They are vital to equipment manufacturers and end-users in the complex fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells and industrial vacuum coating applications. Other users of our vacuum-based processes include the life sciences, research, aerospace, packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting and many other industrial processes. We also leverage our expertise in vacuum technology to provide unique, toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental health and safety.
Job Description- 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
- Ensures both the daily reliability and 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; build organization, talent, and succession
- Partner with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance; lead production input on capex and NPI; host customer audits
- Analyze KPIs to eliminate waste, drive lean and automation, and champion standardization and cross-training
- Several years of leadership experience in high-volume manufacturing, preferably in semi-conductor, vacuum, or cleanroom environ-ments, across several production sites
- Strong expertise in production processes, lean manufacturing, and operational excellence methodologies
- Strong analytical, 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
- Enhances the site’s and cross-site capability to meet business demands today and in the years ahead
INFICON offers a dynamic working environment that promotes diversity, equality and inclusion. Our appreciative, innovative and vibrant corporate culture can be felt in everything we do and how we do it.
What you will find with us?
- Smart and friendly colleagues who value team spirit, a positive attitude and reliability, and who never miss out on the fun.
- Room for bold ideas and creative collaboration
- Flexible working hours
- Competitive salary, good social benefits, plus profit sharing
- Opportunities for further training and development
- Joint celebration of successes (and mistakes!... they are invaluable for our continuous development)
- Regular employee events (summer party, ski day, Christmas party, TeamDays)
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Skills Required
- Several years of leadership experience in high-volume manufacturing across several production sites
- Experience 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
- 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
- Ability to enhance site and cross-site capability to meet current and future business demands
What We Do
INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software solutions that enhance productivity and quality of tools, processes and complete factories. These analysis, measurement and control products are essential for gas leak detection in air conditioning/refrigeration, and automotive manufacturing. They are vital to equipment manufacturers and end-users in the complex fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells and industrial vacuum coating applications. Other users of vacuum based processes include the life sciences, research, aerospace, packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting and many other industrial processes. We also leverage our expertise in vacuum technology to provide unique, toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental monitoring. For more information about INFICON and its products, please visit www.inficon.com
