Production Superintendent

Molex; El Salto; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex in Mexico is seeking a Production Superintendent to lead the manufacturing organization and drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements. You will guide production supervisors and team leads, using data to uncover opportunities and remove constraints across functions.

In this high‑mix, high‑volume environment you will champion Lean practices, develop leaders, and ensure compliance with EHS requirements while improving OEE, throughput, and yield to meet customer demand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading manufacturing operations and production teams in a high-volume or high-mix environment.
• Experience leading and developing production supervisors, team leaders, or other people leaders.
• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement principles to improve operational performance.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish sufficient to lead teams and communicate effectively across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations, directing supervisors and teams to meet safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Develop supervisors and team leaders, strengthening leadership capability and accountability across shifts.
• Create an environment where employees identify and address safety risks while meeting EHS requirements.
• Use metrics such as yield, scrap, throughput, and OEE to identify constraints and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Planning to improve flow, capacity, reliability, and customer delivery.
• Lead sustainable continuous improvement using Lean practices such as 5S, SMED, standard work, and visual management.
• Strengthen operating discipline, inventory accuracy, standard work, and performance across the manufacturing organization.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

OEE analysis

Leadership

Bilingual: English & Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related discipline

Tools

SAP

Job description

Your Job

As a Production Superintendent, you will lead and develop our production organization while driving measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost. You will provide leadership through production supervisors and team leads, use operating data to identify opportunities, and collaborate across functions to remove constraints and build sustainable manufacturing capability.

Our Team

You will join a collaborative manufacturing team operating in a high-mix / high-volume environment. You will partner closely with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Planning to solve operational challenges, improve manufacturing performance, and consistently meet customer demand.

What You Will Do

• Lead daily manufacturing operations, providing direction and coaching to production supervisors and teams to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Develop supervisors and team leaders, strengthening leadership capability, accountability, and performance across shifts.
• Create an environment where employees identify and address safety risks while meeting applicable Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) requirements.
• Use operating metrics such as yield, scrap, throughput, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to identify constraints, solve problems, and improve performance.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Planning to improve flow, capacity, reliability, and customer delivery.
• Lead sustainable continuous improvement using Lean practices such as 5S, Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), standard work, and visual management.
• Strengthen operating discipline, inventory accuracy, standard work, and performance management across the manufacturing organization.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading manufacturing operations and production teams in a high-volume or high-mix environment.
• Experience leading and developing production supervisors, team leaders, or other people leaders.
• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement principles to improve operational performance.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish sufficient to lead teams and communicate effectively across the organization.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Formal Lean Manufacturing certification.
• Experience implementing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), 5S, standard work, and visual management systems.
• Experience leading large production organizations across multiple shifts in a 24/7 or extended-hours manufacturing operation.
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.#LI-BM3