Manufacturing Team Lead Clean Room
Farmington, NM - USA
Job Summary
If youre looking for a special place to build or grow your career youve found it. Whether youre an experienced professional a recent college graduate or somewhere in between IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.
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Role Summary
The Team Leader is a hands-on frontline leader responsible for coordinating daily operations developing team capability and driving execution within a high-mix high-volume manufacturing environment. This role serves as a role model and advocate for continuous improvement safety quality and employee ownership.
Team Leaders directly impact business performance by aligning people priorities and processes to meet production schedules while fostering a culture of accountability engagement and ownership consistent with Motts employee-owned values.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze manufacturing and sales order data daily to identify issues establish priorities and assign personnel across multiple manufacturing cells.
- Actively support production by producing and/or inspecting parts as needed to ensure schedule adherence and quality standards.
- Collect operational data identify manufacturing pain points and provide feedback to Quality and Engineering; recommend and implement improvements to cost quality and efficiency.
- Lead and execute continuous improvement projects assigned by the Value Stream Manager to achieve targeted performance outcomes.
- Monitor employee performance; document and escalate performance or disciplinary concerns up to a memorandum for record as appropriate.
- Partner with Quality to drive resolution of customer complaints and corrective actions.
- Model and reinforce a culture of safety ownership accountability and continuous improvement.
Major Challenges
- Training and maintaining competency across multiple job functions to ensure operational flexibility.
- Identifying and resolving issues in manufacturing documentation in partnership with Engineering.
- Managing a dynamic high-volume production environment with frequent changes in demand.
- Responding effectively to rapid demand fluctuations with limited forward visibility (typically 1214 weeks).
Success Measures
Success in this role is measured by the ability to achieve the following outcomes:
- 100% completion of assigned safety actions and projects on time.
- 99% of work orders completed on schedule.
- 100% team competency aligned to current manufacturing standards.
- 50% reduction in manufacturing nonconformance over a three-year period.
Technical Knowledge & Skills
- Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and interdepartmental workflows.
- Structured problem-solving skills.
- Working knowledge of ERP systems and manufacturing documentation.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent (required).
- Minimum of:
- 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment outside of Mott or
- 3 years of manufacturing experience at Mott.
- Prior leadership or lead-level experience.
- Practical experience with continuous improvement tools and methods.
Personal Attributes
- Self-directed results-driven and detail-oriented.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
- High energy adaptable and able to shift priorities without loss of focus.
- Ability to motivate coach and influence others.
- Competitive mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people our culture and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world
Total Rewards
The compensation range for this position is $48000.00 - $72000.00 depending on experience. This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan.Benefits Package
Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include: Health benefits 401(k) retirement savings program with company match PTO and more. More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page: is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race color religion creed genetic information sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status age national origin disability protected veteran status or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal state or local laws.
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This posting is for an existing vacancy.Artificial intelligence is not used to screen assess or select applicants.About Company
IDEX (NYSE: IEX) is a company that has undoubtedly touched your life in some way with products that are mission-critical components in everyday activities.