Clean Room Manufacturing Team Lead – High-Volume Ops

IDEX; Farmington (CT); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings with company

PTO and other benefits

Performance-based bonus plan

Job summary

IDEX in Farmington, Connecticut seeks a Manufacturing Team Lead for a high‑mix, high‑volume clean room. You will coordinate daily operations, build team capability, and drive execution while promoting safety, quality and ownership.

You will analyze data daily, support production, lead improvement projects, and collaborate with Quality and Engineering to resolve issues. A high school diploma and 5+ years in manufacturing (or 3 at IDEX) with leadership is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience outside Mott or 3 years at Mott.
• Prior leadership or lead-level experience.
• Practical experience with continuous improvement tools and methods.

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing and sales order data daily to identify issues, establish priorities, and assign personnel across multiple cells.
• Support production by producing or inspecting parts to ensure schedule adherence and quality standards.
• Collect operational data, identify pain points, and propose improvements to cost, quality, and efficiency.
• Lead continuous improvement projects assigned by the Value Stream Manager to achieve targeted outcomes.
• Monitor employee performance and escalate 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.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Ownership culture

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Manufacturing documentation

Job description

IDEX in Farmington, Connecticut seeks a Manufacturing Team Lead for a high‑mix, high‑volume clean room. You will coordinate daily operations, build team capability, and drive execution while promoting safety, quality and ownership.

You will analyze data daily, support production, lead improvement projects, and collaborate with Quality and Engineering to resolve issues. A high school diploma and 5+ years in manufacturing (or 3 at IDEX) with leadership is required.