Extrusion manager

Job Description

• Establishes, promotes, and drives a safety-first culture in the extrusion department
• Boosts quality excellence utilizing existing standards & implementing improvements
• Drives production efficiencies by meeting on time deliveries, first run success, and extruding to schedule
• Ensure personnel and staffing are balanced to meet production needs
• Determines improvement projects used to expand production capabilities
• Maintains strict adherence to quality and efficiency
• Outlines objectives and goals and completes employee performance evaluations
• Motivates and requires cross-training of personnel to further develop their skills for long term success
• Defines succession plans within the extrusion department
• Performs other required tasks as assigned.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business or Management or related field preferred
• Prefer 10-15 years’ experience working in the Aluminum Extrusion Industry
• Minimum of 4–6 years’ management experience within the Aluminum Extrusion Industry
• Experience with lean manufacturing principles (Six Sigma)
• Aluminum Extrusion tool and die knowledge a plus
• Proficiency use of Microsoft Suite (Excell-Work- PowerPoint)
• Highly detail-oriented
• Master of conflict resolution, open to new ideas and change implementation
• Servant leadership style of management and development of others to achieve results
• Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Proven strong analytical and problem-solving skills