Extrusion Manager

Job Location: Mountain Top, PA

Hydro employees can enjoy several benefits including:

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Education Assistance
• Bonus Plan Eligibility
• Referral Bonuses
• Parental Leave

Job Summary:

A member of the Plant Management Team, represents the department in establishing objectives and long-range goals, ensures the department follows organizational policies, procedures and processes and cooperates with other departments as required in achievement of organizational goals.  Lead Supervisors and team members in a flow path to safely produce quality extrusions at the lowest cost by problem-solving to eliminate waste and continue growth.

Required Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of leadership work experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent required.
• Extrusion experience, effective analytical skills, professionalism and organizational skills required.
• Robust working knowledge of Extrusion Press and Die Practices.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate on all levels.  Demonstrated ability to work with a team and independently with all levels of workforce.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the optimal performance of the Extrusion Department. This includes monitoring productivity in lbs. / shift, Department manning and labor costs, recovery and scrap reduction, extrusion run failures, performance and maintenance of production equipment, staff and production performance, press KPI’s results to achieve business plan.
• Oversees the planning and scheduling of department personnel to meet production requirements.  
• Develop and sponsor experiments to support continuous improvement.  
• Responsible for answering Sales and Customer quality concerns.  
• Able to lead and promote a team environment.  
• Ensures that staffing requirements are met for the department, including hiring, employee training and development and goal setting. This includes providing feedback where appropriate.  
• Ensure Customer satisfaction with defect free products and on time deliver time based on production scheduling and demand needs. 
• Perform and audit the necessary quality tests to ensure product conformance and a quality focused work environment.