Team Leader - Manufacturing

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily manufacturing tasks to ensure production goals are met while maintaining quality, safety, and efficiency standards.
• Guide team members through proper manufacturing procedures, equipment operation, and quality inspection practices.
• Monitor production processes, workflows, and resource allocation to identify issues, minimize downtime, and support optimal throughput.
• Perform hands-on manufacturing tasks as needed, including equipment setup, material handling, and in-process inspections.
• Partner with cross-functional teams such as Production, Quality, and Engineering to implement process improvements and resolve operational challenges.
• Aid in training new team members to ensure consistent adherence to standardized work instructions and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate documentation of production activities to support traceability, continuous improvement, and compliance with ISO and Quality System Regulation (QSR) standards.
• Promote a safe and clean work environment by following established safety protocols and promptly addressing any concerns or non-conformance issues.

Position Requirements

• Experience leading teams and managing processes in a fast-paced manufacturing environment; strong communication, organization, and teamwork skills.
• A high school diploma or equivalent, with the ability to read, comprehend, and communicate work and safety instructions effectively.
• Mechanically inclined with familiarity in basic machinery, pumps, hydraulics, or similar mechanically driven systems.
• Proven ability to develop, refine, and maintain process improvements, along with experience in root-cause analysis using industry-standard methods.
• Experience creating or updating procedural documentation such as Training Records, MIs, SOPs, and GAs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience using SAP or similar material management software.
• Ability to work onsite in either Rancho Santa Margarita (RSM) or Lake Forest, CA, based on business needs.

Preferred

• Ability to work onsite in either Rancho Santa Margarita (RSM) or Lake Forest, CA, based on business needs.
• 4-year degree in Business Administration or Operations and Supply Chain Management.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing and production, or process-driven work environments.
• Experience leading in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Metal Injection Molding.
• Experience with CNC machines.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation range: $22 - $28 / hour (California).
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Training and mentorship opportunities.
• On-campus wellness activities.
• Educational reimbursement program.
• 401(k) program with discretionary employer match.
• Generous vacation accrual and paid holiday schedule.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Applied Medical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), or sexual orientation, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws in the locations where Applied Medical operates.