Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

Position: Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor - United States
Location(s):
Naperville, Illinois Company:
Molex Career Field:
Engineering Job Number: 196365

Apply:  Job The Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for fiber optic products. This role builds and develops the Manufacturing Engineering team while transforming prototype and low-volume assembly methods into safe, repeatable, documented, and scalable manufacturing operations.

Our Team Working across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Program Management, and other cross functional teams, this position establishes manufacturing readiness, resolves technical and operational challenges, and strengthens long-term process capability. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineering leader with a strong manufacturing-floor presence who can balance immediate business needs with sustainable operational growth. Our culture is guided by Principle Based Management, which provides employees with opportunities to contribute and benefit from the value they create.

What You Will Do
• Provide Manufacturing Engineering leadership for facility planning and transition activities, including manufacturing layouts, equipment relocation, process requalification, production readiness, and operational continuity
• Build and lead the Manufacturing Engineering team by establishing priorities, technical ownership, accountability, operating routines, and resource plans aligned with plant and business needs  
• Prioritize engineering resources based on customer commitments, manufacturing risk, capacity requirements, and business needs while driving ownership, urgency, and follow through
• Lead the development, validation, implementation, optimization, and sustainment of safe, controlled, repeatable, and scalable manufacturing processes for new and existing fiber optic products
• Lead manufacturing readiness for prototype, pilot, pre-production, new product introduction, product transfer, launch, and stabilization activities
• Develop scale-up and capacity plans covering process flow, work content, cycle time, labor, equipment, tooling, floor space, material flow, process controls, and training requirements
• Lead the development and implementation of manufacturing cells, layouts, production methods, equipment, fixtures, tooling, automation, standard work, and material-flow improvements
• Partner with Product Engineering to evaluate designs, specifications, drawings, bills of material, tolerances, and assembly requirements for manufacturability, scalability, process capability, and production risk
• Partner with Quality to establish process controls, inspection methods, acceptance criteria, PFMEAs, measurement-system requirements, and corrective-action practices  
• Ensure product and process characteristics affecting optical performance, reliability, manufacturability, and product quality are understood and appropriately controlled  
• Use manufacturing data and shop-floor observations to identify variation, capacity constraints, recurring problems, and improvement opportunities
• Apply Lean Manufacturing, structured problem solving, visual management, standard work, and daily accountability practices to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost
• Establish standards and accountability for manufacturing documentation, process validation, training requirements, engineering records, and change control  
• Develop long-term organizational capability through recruiting, onboarding, mentoring, cross training, technical development, and succession planning
• Communicate manufacturing risks, technical decisions, capacity constraints, resource needs, timing, and required actions across organizational levels, and serve…