IRD manufactures custom glass, optical, sapphire, and ceramic components used in aircraft, medical devices, lasers, sensors, inspection systems, and other equipment where the part has a real job to do.
Production roles are based in clean, climate-controlled Minnesota facilities with flexible shift patterns, hands-on training, and responsibility that follows the part through multiple operations.
Flexible schedules, a family atmosphere, private ownership, and hands-on training. Many production employees work four ten-hour days; weekend crews run three twelve-hour days. Shift details are listed on each posting.
Cross-train, communicate, and solve production problems with the people around you.
Handle precision parts carefully, measure the work, and own the quality of the next operation.
Suggest improvements and help build better tools, fixtures, processes, and routines.
Roles are posted as they open across both Minnesota plants.
Operate and maintain production equipment, perform quality checks, prepare parts, document work, and participate in process improvements.
Operate and maintain production equipment, perform quality checks, prepare parts, document work, and participate in process improvements.
Develop and validate manufacturing processes, analyze performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and help transfer new products into repeat production.
Ensure the efficient running of production by continuously developing and improving programming, tooling, machine set ups and process flows.
Production employees may run multiple machining, lapping, polishing, sawing, cleaning, and inspection operations. The job includes part preparation, measurement, documentation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, safe chemical handling, and communicating changes in demand.
The strongest fit is someone who can work independently, follow a print and written direction, handle small precision parts, ask useful questions, and teach what they learn as they cross-train.
Production work takes place in maintained indoor manufacturing environments.
Four-day, five-day, and some three-day weekend patterns appear across current career content.
Employees learn multiple processes and help the cell adapt as work changes.
Operators measure, document, troubleshoot, and improve the process, not only load a machine.
Review the role details, then apply through the instructions on the posting. For questions, call 320.693.7217.
Litchfield + Alexandria, Minnesota · ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified quality systems