Koch

Manufacturing Clean Room Operations Supervisor

Koch  •  Alajuela, CR (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description


Location(s)

Coyol, Alajuela

Company

Smiths Interconnect

Career Field

Operations & Manufacturing

Job Number

190270

Your Job

As the Manufacturing Clean Room Operations Supervisor, you will lead the day-to-day production activities within a controlled clean room environment, ensuring products are built to exacting quality, safety, and contamination-control standards. You will supervise a team of operators, drive throughput and yield, and champion a culture of ownership and continuous improvement. This role may require supporting a shift-based schedule to maintain continuous operations.

Our Team

You will lead a front-line production team in a highly controlled, quality-driven manufacturing environment where cleanliness, precision, and discipline are essential. The team partners closely with manufacturing engineering, quality, and materials to meet demanding customer and regulatory requirements while continuously improving how we work.

What You Will Do

Supervise, coach, and develop a team of clean room production operators to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives

Ensure strict adherence to clean room protocols, gowning procedures, ESD controls, and contamination-control standards

Plan and prioritize daily production schedules to meet customer demand and on-time delivery

Monitor key performance indicators (safety, yield, throughput, scrap) and lead corrective actions when targets are missed

Partner with manufacturing engineering and quality to troubleshoot process issues and implement improvements

Enforce compliance with EHS, quality system, and standard-work requirements, including lockout/tagout and documentation practices

Lead shift start-up meetings, staffing, and cross-training to maintain flexible, capable teams

Support audits and inspections by maintaining clean room compliance and accurate records

Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and structured problem-solving

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

High school diploma or equivalent

3+ years of manufacturing experience, including 1+ year in a lead or supervisory capacity

Experience working in a clean room, controlled, or regulated production environment

Ability to read and interpret work instructions, specifications, and quality documentation

Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and hold a team accountable to standards

What Will Put You Ahead

Experience in electronics, semiconductor, medical device, or aerospace/defense manufacturing

Familiarity with ISO clean room classifications, ESD controls, and contamination-control practices

Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement tools

Experience with ERP/MES systems and production reporting

Supervisory or leadership training/certification


Koch

About Koch

Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch is one of the largest private companies in America. A diverse set of businesses and industries across the world, we work together to keep improving and exploring new ways to make life even better.

With a presence in more than 50 countries, Koch companies employ about 120,000 people worldwide, with nearly half of those in the United States. Koch offers abundant opportunities to improve life’s most necessary things – like food, clothing, water, transportation and technology.

Industry
Holding Companies
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Wichita, Kansas
Year Founded
Unknown
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