Production - Supervisor

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Position Summary:

This position will lead our Extrusion department. The ideal candidate will have a background in Manufacturing in a high-volume production environment. We are looking for someone with a hands-on, people-leadership approach with the ability to lead and participate in a high output environment.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Determine production requirements utilizing the daily schedule.
• Work with the other shift supervisor(s) to attain the most efficient and cost-effective way to complete scheduled orders in the extrusion areas.
• Supervise and participate in the daily operation to assure on time completion of jobs to meet customer demand at a cost consistent with established standards
• Communicate with other shift supervisors to ensure accurate handoff of instructions and any issues from the prior shift.
• Supervise the work of direct reports and communicate with staff regarding questions.
• Responsible for ensuring that assigned projects are being produced to meet quality standards and are delivered on time.
• Assists in counting monthly inventory when needed.
• Ability to learn and be safe and proficient in the machine set up/start up in the extrusion rooms
• Measure silicone tubing and hose which includes the inside diameter (I.D.), the outside diameter (O.D.), wall thickness, and length. Uses the following tools for measuring: rulers, tape measures, dial calipers, wall thickness, laser O.D. gauges and pin gauge.
• Understand and properly apply measurement tolerances to the specified dimensions of tubing and hose.
• Maintains a safe work environment; follows all company safety policies and holds team members accountable.
• Uses FIFO when using raw material for extrusion. Obtains and records accurate lot information and batch information. Clearly fills out paperwork on a timely basis. Follows company rules on documentation.
• Trains new team members.
• Completes housekeeping and logging of all Cleanroom activities daily.

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Education, Skills and Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 2-3 years in a Supervisory role required
• 5 years of silicone extrusion experience a plus
• Ability to lift and mix 50 pounds of silicone rubber on a two-roll mill
• Works with a sense of urgency with a customer first attitude
• Computer literate, proficient in MS Word and Excel
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees when delegating work and explaining procedures and processes
• Excellent attention to detail while working to tight deadlines.
• Must be well organized and able to respond quickly to changing situations
• Team player with ability to work well on his/her own
• Comfortable on ladders in order to string the line at start up
• Strong collaboration with other departments is required