Team Leader, Chemical Operations -1st Shift

Bruker; West Carteret (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Bruker is seeking a Team Leader, Chemical Operations for the 1st shift in Carteret, NJ. The role focuses on overseeing a manufacturing team in chemical operations, ensuring safe practices, meeting targets, and driving continuous improvement.

The position requires a high school diploma, manufacturing experience, and proficiency with Excel. English communication and ability to interpret procedures are essential. US citizenship or permanent residency is required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Manufacturing experience required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret operating procedures and safety requirements.
• Ability to follow safety policies and use safety equipment.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.
• US Citizenship or Permanent Residency required; sponsorship not available.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team to ensure chemical operations run efficiently.
• Ensure safe working practices and maintain 6S and safety standards.
• Meet manufacturing targets and ensure product quality.
• Follow area control plans and standard work.
• Lead training and coaching of operators; supervise on-the-job training.
• Participate in production activities and coordinate with quality/process engineers on procedural changes.
• Lead process improvement projects and root-cause analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement and maintain area visual displays.
• Support cross-training as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Problem solving

English communication

Reading procedures

Safety compliance

Overtime availability

Mathematical proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Team Leader, Chemical Operations -1st Shift

Job Locations

US-NJ-Carteret

Job Details

• Job ID: 2026-20056
• Job Function: Production
• Base Min: USD $18.00/Hr.
• Base Max: USD $25.00/Hr.

Overview

As one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields of research and development. All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market and support industries in successfully enhancing quality of life. We've been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for 60 years now. Today, worldwide more than 11,000 employees are working on this permanent challenge, at over 90 locations on all continents.

Responsibilities

Bruker Energy and Supercon Technologies (Bruker EST) is the world leader in the production of superconducting wires. For more than 50 years, our high performance superconductors have met the needs of healthcare, academic and industrial organizations worldwide, helping drive new discoveries in the clinical and pharmaceutical sectors, including the breakthrough technology of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning, advanced materials science, and sustainable energies.

Position Overview:

This position is a key role in our manufacturing production facility. The individual in this role will play an important part in overseeing a team to ensure our chemical operations is working efficiently.

This is a first shift role with normal working hours between 7AM to 3:30PM.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure correct and safe working practices are being followed, that workplaces are maintained to the correct standard (6S and safety), and take appropriate action if this is not the case.
• Ensure that manufacturing targets are being met and that the product is to the correct quality standard.
• Ensure area control plans and standard work is being followed.
• Take appropriate action on production problems and escalated issues to the Group Leader as required.
• Take the lead in training and coaching operators, and co-ordinate on-the-job training of operators. Ensure that training forms are accurate and completed.
• Regularly participate in production activities to help reinforce the training of others, and interface with quality and process engineers when procedural changes are introduced - in order to ensure compliance with MSI procedures and routings, ie 'standard work'.
• Take part and contribute to process improvement projects.
• Use problem solving and root cause analysis skills to better provide corrective action when required.
• Take the lead within team in continuous improvement efforts.
• Maintain area visual displays. (Whiteboards, metrics etc...)
• Cross-training as required per business needs

Qualifications

Qualifications Needed:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Manufacturing experience required.
• Basic math and computer skills required, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to communicate effectively and read and write in English.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret operating procedures, safety requirements, and calibrated equipment.
• Ability to follow all safety policies and procedures and properly use required safety equipment and features.
• Ability to work overtime as needed to support operational requirements.
• Must have US Citizenship or Permanent Residency. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

At Bruker, the base salary is part of our total compensation. The estimated hourly range for this full-time position is between $18.00/hr and $25.00/hr and provides an opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base salary for the role will depend on several job-related factors, including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, the geographic location of the successful candidate, skills, competencies, job-related knowledge, and travel requirements for this position. Full-time employees may also be eligible for a performance-related incentive in addition to a full range of benefits, including 401(k) with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, medical and dental plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, employee assistance program and paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays, and more.

Bruker is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics

Certain positions at Bruker require compliance with export control laws and as a result, all interviewed candidates for all positions will be screened pre-interview to determine their eligibility in light of export control restrictions.