Production Manager

Molex
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Minnesota, Little Falls
Jun 12, 2026
Your Job As a Production Manager, you will lead manufacturing operations to deliver on safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. You will be responsible for driving daily execution, building team capability, and ensuring consistent, reliable performance within your area. Our Team You will join a cross-functional manufacturing division that produces plastic and metal components across a range of processes. The team partners with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Operational Excellence (OpEx) to support production, improve performance, and meet customer needs. What You Will Do Lead and develop production and maintenance teams to meet output, quality, safety, and on-time delivery targets. Oversee day-to-day production operations, ensuring processes are efficient, stable, and meeting customer requirements. Drive accountability within the team to meet performance goals across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Address production challenges through structured problem-solving and ensure timely resolution of issues impacting performance. Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to support production needs and resolve operational challenges. Plan staffing, capacity, and production schedules across shifts to meet demand while maintaining a safe and engaged workforce. Establish and maintain standard work and operating rhythms to ensure consistency and execution discipline. Monitor key performance metrics (KPIs, OEE) and take action to close gaps and improve results. Coordinate with support functions, including Maintenance and OpEx, to implement improvements that enhance operational performance. Manage budgets and production-related costs to drive efficiency and meet business objectives. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or related field-or equivalent experience. Minimum 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience in a production environment. Experience leading teams with accountability for safety, quality, and delivery. Proven ability to manage daily operations and resolve production issues in a fast-paced environment. Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and supply chain teams. Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and production performance metrics (KPIs, OEE). What Will Put You Ahead Experience supporting continuous improvement or Operational Excellence (OpEx) initiatives in a manufacturing environment. Track record of improving production performance through team leadership and execution. Experience leading multi-shift manufacturing operations. Experience supporting new product introductions or production ramp-ups. Strong ability to develop, engage, and grow team capability. For this role, we anticipate paying $80,000 - $120,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. 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. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are As a Koch company, Molex supports diverse industrial markets by delivering engineered components and manufacturing expertise. Our teams combine deep tooling and manufacturing knowledge to drive quality, reliability and continuous improvement across products and processes. 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. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. 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. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).