Production Lead

Molex; Hudson (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

ADD

Disability

Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Molex is seeking a Production Lead in Hudson, WI to oversee daily fiber-optic assembly operations, ensuring schedules, quality and delivery commitments are met while maintaining safety and process compliance.

The role includes coordinating team priorities, staffing, and resources, monitoring performance, and driving continuous improvement in partnership with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams.

Qualifications

• Experience mentoring, guiding, or leading peers in a production setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily fiber-optic assembly operations, ensuring production schedules, quality standards, and customer delivery commitments are achieved safely and efficiently.
• Coordinate team priorities, staffing, and resource allocation to optimize workflow, maximize productivity, and support changing business needs.
• Monitor production performance and drive resolution of operational challenges, proactively identifying opportunities to improve throughput, quality, and overall effectiveness.
• Champion a culture of quality by ensuring compliance with Molex standards, work instructions, ISO requirements, and documentation practices.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for production and quality concerns, partnering with cross-functional teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Develop team capability through training, coaching, and mentoring, fostering a high-performing environment built on accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to support operational goals, equipment readiness, and successful execution of production priorities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, new product introductions, and process enhancements that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Promote a safe and compliant work environment by reinforcing EHS requirements, safe work practices, proper PPE use, and ergonomic standards.
• Empower team members to identify opportunities, solve problems, and contribute ideas that strengthen operational performance and drive business results.

Skills

Mentoring

Job description

Your Job

Molex is seeking a Production Lead to join our team in Hudson, WI with quality focused manufacturing experience to support manufacturing and production. This role will oversee daily fiberoptic assembly operations to meet production and delivery goals while ensuring quality, safety, and process compliance. They will also coordinate work assignments, monitor performance, resolve issues, and maintain equipment readiness. Production Leads coach operators, support continuous improvement, and collaborate closely with cross functional teams.

Shift: 1st Shift: Monday-Thursday, 5:00am-3:00pm

Our Team

Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical.

What You Will Do

• Lead daily fiber-optic assembly operations, ensuring production schedules, quality standards, and customer delivery commitments are achieved safely and efficiently.
• Coordinate team priorities, staffing, and resource allocation to optimize workflow, maximize productivity, and support changing business needs.
• Monitor production performance and drive resolution of operational challenges, proactively identifying opportunities to improve throughput, quality, and overall effectiveness.
• Champion a culture of quality by ensuring compliance with Molex standards, work instructions, ISO requirements, and documentation practices.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for production and quality concerns, partnering with cross-functional teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Develop team capability through training, coaching, and mentoring, fostering a high-performing environment built on accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to support operational goals, equipment readiness, and successful execution of production priorities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, new product introductions, and process enhancements that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Promote a safe and compliant work environment by reinforcing EHS requirements, safe work practices, proper PPE use, and ergonomic standards.
• Empower team members to identify opportunities, solve problems, and contribute ideas that strengthen operational performance and drive business results.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience mentoring, guiding, or leading peers in a production setting

What Will Put You Ahead

• Prior experience in fiber optic manufacturing environments
• Experience working with ERP systems in a manufacturing or operations environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Experience with timekeeping systems or production scheduling management

This position is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship.

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.