Senior Production Operations Leader

Applied Materials, Inc.; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Billerica, MA is seeking a production leadership professional to supervise and develop a team of production employees. The role focuses on driving manufacturing efficiency, safety, and quality across shift operations, coordinating schedules, and guiding continuous improvement initiatives.

The position emphasizes leadership, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration to meet customer requirements while maintaining a strong safety and training culture.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising production teams and leading cross-functional efforts.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to drive corrective actions.
• Commitment to lean manufacturing, safety, and quality initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, lead, motivate, direct, develop and train a team of production employees.
• Prioritize production schedules based on manpower, equipment and materials.
• Lead operational meetings and ensure process consistency with strategic plans.
• Develop and track key performance metrics to improve cycle times.
• Schedule milestone meetings and ensure timely response to issues affecting customer satisfaction.
• Ensure safety training and compliance with EH&S policies for all employees.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Lean

Safety

Quality

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Billerica, MA is seeking a production leadership professional to supervise and develop a team of production employees. The role focuses on driving manufacturing efficiency, safety, and quality across shift operations, coordinating schedules, and guiding continuous improvement initiatives.

The position emphasizes leadership, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration to meet customer requirements while maintaining a strong safety and training culture.