Overview

The Assistant Extrusion Manager, through direct leadership of the supervision team, will ensure that all scheduling and production needs of extrusion are achieved.

Job Responsibilities

• Assists extrusion manager in planning, managing and executing production operations;
• Coordinates and plans production priorities, workflow and schedule;
• Develops or updates standard operating procedures and best practices for production operations;
• Leads, manages and develops the extrusion department associates;
• Optimizes production operations to meet quality and performance standards;
• Attends daily and weekly meetings in order to communicate progress in the department;
• Works closely with the managers in other departments to help achieve goals;
• Ensures supervisors are leading the extrusion department successfully;
• Ensures proper training facilitation to keep extrusion associates skills up to date;
• Provides input regarding employee evaluations;
• Addresses employee concerns or complaints in a professional manner;
• Assists in determining equipment allocation or repairs and cost-optimization initiatives;
• Assists in dedicated product trials to improve quality and efficiency /throughput.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in degree in design, engineering, technical engineering, operations or a related field;
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience;
• Preferred proficiency in Excel;
• Proven experience as an extrusion supervisor or similar role;
• Strong leadership and organizational skills;
• Familiar with manufacturing, safety and quality process concepts, practices, and procedures;
• Understands extrusion production systems, processes and flow paths. Can analyze the problem, synthesize alternative solutions, and supervise through until desired results are achieved;
• Strong communication skills;
• Ability to work within a team and assist in maintaining a team environment;
• Strong time management skills;
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills;
• Detail oriented.