Extrusion Manager

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you'll find the packaging career you've been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC's longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. SUMMARY: Manage the employees and equipment in the Extrusion Department to maintain continuous improvement in Safety, Quality, Waste, and Productivity in the department. Also provide backup support, as needed, to the Plant Manager in the case of vacations, absences, or when additional plant wide resources are needed. Directly supervises manufacturing Supervisors. Directly supervises process engineer(s). Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Responsibilities

Manage the employees and equipment in the Extrusion Department to maintain continuous improvement in Safety, Quality, Waste, and Productivity; provide backup support to the Plant Manager as needed; directly supervise manufacturing Supervisors and process engineer(s); lead the department's safety effort through job and equipment analysis, incident analysis, and participation in the COE's safety committee; ensure quality of production through adherence to specifications, process controls, and good manufacturing practices for extrusion; ensure housekeeping meets safety and quality GMP requirements; meet divisional waste goals by analyzing and eliminating waste sources; meet budgeted production standards for setup, downtime, and run speeds; develop personal and departmental improvement goals; analyze safety incidents, quality defects, and productivity losses to determine root causes and permanent corrective actions; communicate with the department in various formats; analyze the production schedule and advise on order sequencing; evaluate employees and crew alignments, provide training, recognition, and disciplinary action as needed; identify maintenance needs and coordinate tasks with production scheduling and maintenance; identify short- and long-term capital improvements with engineering and write capital request justifications; evaluate and monitor purchased supplies and seek lower-cost alternatives; coordinate daily operations, focus teams, and committees for improvement; develop or direct development of standard operating procedures for the department

Requirements

High school diploma or GED; one to three years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience; ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; ability to present information and respond to questions from groups; ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; ability to solve practical problems with concrete variables; ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form; ability to move throughout the facility, in between and on top of machinery; ability to remain stationary for extended periods; ability to access materials in high places; manual lifting not to exceed 50 lbs; frequent communication with co-workers; close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Benefits

Competitive salaries; excellent benefits; 401(k) plans; tuition reimbursement programs