Supervisor, Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Your Job

At Molex we're committed to improving people's lives and making the world a better place. Connected Mobility Solutions (CMS), a business unit of Molex LLC, develops innovative products and manufacturing processes around automotive in-vehicle networking, roof top and hidden antennas, wireless chargers and compensers. At Molex, we are constantly striving to improve and grow both personally and professionally. We put our customers first, and demand only the best. Come join our journey.

Our Team

Molex is seeking a dynamic and proactive Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to lead a team of engineers in the development of manufacturing processes & manufacturing automation for the large pipeline of products we have and the new products that we are bringing to the market. This is an opportunity to utilize the skills and experiences you've developed as a leader and collaborator. As a leader of this energetic team, you will direct and mentor manufacturing process development for automotive products like wireless chargers, vehicle antennas, automotive cables, connectors, highspeed/multi-gigabit networking products and more.

You will be one of the cross-functional team leaders and will collaborate internationally with our design teams, our manufacturing facilities, and our suppliers to meet our customers' requirements. You will work closely with the manufacturing partners that build our automotive electronic products. These parts are getting faster, denser, smarter, and more complex with every evolution. In this role, you will lead the team that is responsible for setting the manufacturing strategy, developing the production automation processes, and managing our tooling and automation suppliers as they build and deliver this production equipment. The result or your effort will be the flawless launch of a robust manufacturing process capable of meeting our customers' requirements. This role will require to architect the manufacturing process design and manage the manufacturing design team, translate the customer requirement to internal team communication, understanding customer requirement, project management, customer facing, and relationship building at all levels within the customer organization.

What You Will Do

• Lead and manage the manufacturing engineers' team to develop mass production processes using PDP (Product Development Process) guidelines. Develop a strong culture for DFM (Design for Manufacturing) mindset among design and manufacturing engineers.
• Drive selection of the critical technology, manufacturing devices & automation assembly within product architecture to meet customer requirements.
• Establish and implement team strategies, programs, and practices to achieve world class manufacturing process.
• Develop KPIs that track project progress, production line performance and drive improvements.
• Monitor and assess line capacity and capability. Specifically optimizing TAKT and cycle times. Think proactively to optimize capital investment (Capex) while delivering customer needs and meeting deadlines.
• Work on creating positive team environment. Collaborate with BU cross functional team, global plants, and customers to develop cost effective and efficient manufacturing processes.
• Establish best practices in process design and implementation.
• Develop an existing team, recruit, and grow the manufacturing team and function to meet the business needs.
• Drive engagement with productions site business leaders to collaborate in manufacturing initiatives that foster goal achievement for current and future business needs.
• Share and present manufacturing strategy to cross-functional teams and executive leadership.
• Stay on top of cutting-edge technology and trends in manufacturing assembly automation and techniques. Bring this state-of-the-art technology, as appropriate, to our production equipment to improve the manufacturing cost.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• BS in any engineering discipline
• 10+ years of experience in the manufacturing process design.
• 10 Year working experience in automation design and process.
• Minimum 5-year experience leading manufacturing engineering team.
• Ability to understand customer technical needs, specifications and advanced automotive architecture and effectively provide solutions to both the customer and present these opts to Molex Business Unit
• Must have adequate six sigma training and practical knowledge.
• Capable of establishing credibility, mutual respect, and authority within the functional groups.
• Must be able to travel up to 10%-15%, including potential international travel.

What Will Put You Ahead

• MBA
• 3 years in automotive tier-1 or tier-2 manufacturing process design and development.
• Experience with building automated assembly equipment with multiple automation providers
• 3-year experience in manufacturing assembly process of Interconnect products
• Good understanding of various assembly processes like soldering, crimping, welding, dispending, screwing etc.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

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).

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