Operations Manager at Molex

Your Job

As the Operations Manager, you will lead the day-to-day operations of the facility by driving safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance while developing high-performing teams. You will partner across functions to improve operational efficiency, strengthen processes, and ensure the site meets business objectives and customer expectations.

Our Team

Located in St. Petersburg, FL, our team is focused on developing people, improving operational performance, and supporting the long-term success of the facility. In this role, you will work closely with supervisors and frontline employees to build capability, drive continuous improvement, and provide visible, hands-on leadership that helps teams achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

What You Will Do

• Oversee day-to-day operations and ensure business processes are efficient, effective, safe, compliant, and aligned with business goals and customer expectations
• Lead, train, coach, and supervise operational staff to build capability, accountability, and operational discipline
• Develop, implement, and sustain operational policies, procedures, best practices, and operating systems that improve consistency, visibility, and execution
• Establish, monitor, and analyze performance metrics and site KPIs, using data-driven decision making to improve productivity, profitability, quality, delivery, cost, and throughput
• Drive continuous improvement, problem-solving, and process optimization initiatives to reduce waste, improve workflows, and increase operational effectiveness
• Manage budgets, forecasting, cost control initiatives, and resource allocation to support operational priorities and business performance
• Coordinate cross-functionally with HR, finance, sales, supply chain, engineering, and other teams to support business needs and remove barriers to execution
• Ensure compliance with company policies, quality systems, industry regulations, safety standards, and applicable customer requirements
• Identify operational risks, implement mitigation strategies, and escalate issues or resource needs as appropriate

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 5+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing, operations, logistics, warehousing, or production environment
• Experience managing and developing employees or frontline teams
• Experience using operational metrics, reporting, or data analysis to drive business results
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting, or cost-control initiatives

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience implementing continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across operations, supply chain, finance, or engineering
• MBA or advanced degree in business, engineering, manufacturing, or a related field

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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 , aquí , or tu ).

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