Operations Manager

Your Job

Molex is seeking an Operations Manager for our Naperville, IL site — a focused, fast-moving facility that designs and prototypes new products to support a rapidly growing optical connectivity business. You will be accountable for end-to-end operational performance for the site, with a strong emphasis on New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing execution, quality, safety, and continuous improvement. This role requires a hands‑on leader who can scale capability, deliver disciplined product launches, and partner closely with design, engineering, quality, supply chain, and commercial teams to accelerate time to market and increase customer value.

Our Team

You will lead a compact, multidisciplinary organization of ~40 employees (technicians, operators, manufacturing engineers, quality, and supervision). The site is an innovation-focused center that connects product design with manufacturability — enabling rapid prototyping, pilot pr...