Job Description

Shift hours 10:00pm - 6:30am, Sunday - Thursday

Effectively manage manufacturing operations to meet plant goals for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Maintaining a presence on the plant floor at least 80% of the assigned shift time.

Ensuring that plant safety rules and policies are enforced.

Ensuring that plant quality requirements are understood and met by all assigned employees.

Working closely with Customer Service, Planning, Quality, and Shipping departments to ensure product needed for customer orders is produced on a timely basis and to quality specifications.

Effectively managing shop floor manufacturing operations including:Timely shift startups and shutdowns

Adherence to production schedules

Accurate and timely reporting of production and labor

Training, development, and motivation of shop floor personnel

Adherence to plant labor contract requirements

Lead production meetings (Salaried, Hourly)

Meeting assigned financial goals and budgets.Assist/Own new capital implementation within departmentCapex – Installation of new equipment

Implementation of lean manufacturing techniques including but not limited to:Safety and Housekeeping (5 S)

Continuous improvement (Process improvements)Improvements/Upgrades to extrusion lines and compounding mixers

Quick changeovers

Supervises 5 team leads with 35 production employees.

Participate in cross functional team meetings to solve problems.