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Production Manager - Des Moines, IA

Hubbell · Des Moines, IA

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Level
Manager
Team
Production
Degree
Preferred
Experience asked
15+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
22 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at Hubbell (industrial) in Des Moines, IA. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure.

They ask for
15+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names
Lean, TPM, Stamping, Painting / coating, Tooling, SAP

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Production Engineer roles in Iowa: typical posted base $120k–$159k.

Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 14 production engineer openings in Iowa, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Iowa plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 13 other live production postings in Iowa.

Experience asked
More than usual (15+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 57%
  • EHS / safety 36%
  • ✓ TPM 29%
  • ✓ Cost reduction 29%
  • FDA / GMP 21%
  • PLC 21%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Stamping, Painting / coating, Tooling, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 15+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Hubbell

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  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

This plant: Hubbell in Des Moines

1 other open role at this site.

Full description from HubbellAs posted on their careers site.Show

requirements

for equipment, materials, and manpower resources. This individual usually directs other first-line supervisors in reporting and scheduling activities. This is an onsite position in Des Moines, IA.

A Day In The Life

Every day at Hubbell is different and you’ll contribute in many ways. On any given day, you’ll make a difference by:

  • ✓Setting and maintaining priorities, vision, and leadership.
  • ✓Providing technical assistance & trouble shooting support to Materials, Quality, Engineering, Finance, Maintenance, Field Service, Shipping, and the Distribution Center.
  • ✓Recommending raw material or component part substitutions and alternative methods of manufacturing.
  • ✓Ensuring that cross training and continuing education is maintained for key salary and hourly personnel.
  • ✓Identifying and initiating manufacturing improvements. Supporting engineering with cost reduction initiatives.
  • ✓Providing manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.
  • ✓Approving timecards on a weekly basis for hourly and salaried employees.
  • ✓Maintaining working relationships with the union by following the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
  • ✓Assisting Human Resources in resolving personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.

What will help you thrive in this role?

  • ✓Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (Preferred)
  • ✓10-15 years of relevant experience (required)
  • ✓10 years of leadership experience preferred
  • ✓Prior experience in Maintenance & TPM implementation preferred
  • ✓Working knowledge of at least one of the following processes/equipment is (required)
  • ✓Lighting fixture manufacturing
  • ✓Manual or automated assembly
  • ✓Progressive dies or metal stamping
  • ✓Metal fabrication (turret presses/brake presses)
  • ✓Powder Coating/wet paint operation
  • ✓Working knowledge of SAP preferred
  • ✓Training and experience implementing LEAN manufacturing preferred
  • ✓Demonstrated skill to read and understand basic component part drawings
  • ✓Demonstrated skill to read and understand basic manufacturing routers
  • ✓Demonstrated skill to read and understand basic bills of material, manufacturing work instructions
  • ✓Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

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is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.

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Job Overview

The Production Manager directs the manufacturing environment in order to meet production, quality, and cost objectives. This role determines

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