Extrusion Operator jobs in Sioux City, IA

Job Location:

Yankton, SD

Hydro employees can enjoy several benefits including:

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
• Education Assistance
• Bonus Plan Eligibility
• Parental Leave

Job Summary:

Extrusion supervisor will ensure frontline leadership and production personnel responsibilities are being performed safely in accordance to policy. Extrusion supervisor will manage, give direction, and positively motivate the department’s employees to support a culture of good housekeeping and organization. Achieve high performance through cultivating a team atmosphere, and continually improve press performance through efficient time management, high standards for quality, and self-accountability, safely.

Required Education/Experience:

• 5 years of manufacturing experience.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent is preferred.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• Knowledge of operating/database systems; Oracle and SCS.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Must be capable of reading micrometer, dial calipers, feeler gage, and protractors.
• Projects a positive role model example in both actions, words, and attendance
• Proven leadership skills and ability to manage a larger team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Leads department employees and operations to safely optimize press uptime, scrap rates, productivity, and performance through adherence to policy, procedures, and systems such as run to recipe.
• Optimize press performance through continuous improvement efforts, minimization of dead cycle time, downtime and creation of Standardized Work / JSA’s.
• Responsible for final decisions on press shutdowns, based on real time situations and communicates to Extrusion Operations Manager.
• Manages shift changes and manning levels to assure efficient press operations as scheduled. Responsible for weekly manning schedules including OT and posting in a timely manner, as assigned.
• Responsible for documenting attendance occurrences and following up on disciplinary actions when required.
• Completes weekly payroll approvals for hourly employees, as assigned.
• Leads incident investigations, in addition to documenting, reporting, and following up on actions related to incident occurring on assigned shifts; behavioral, safety, and/or other situations as needed.
• Daily reporting as required/requested via shift reports to upper leadership.
• Understands product dimensions, finish, and quality in relation to customer print, tolerance, and internal expectations, and supports frontline leadership as needed.
• Reviews product hold items 2-5 time per week to assure non-conforming material is dispositioned in a timely manner and drives sustainability within this process. May help as needed depending on ‘flow’ or business continuity needs.
• Helps frontline leadership analyze non-conforming material as needed/requested to identify root cause and potential solutions to implement, and/or involves extrusion process coordinator/engineering for improvement initiatives.
• Helps develop frontline leadership and new team members to achieve personal performance potential as needed.
• Supports, drives, and emulates organizational core values.
• Supports department manager as needed and manages ‘same’ annual strategies for continuous improvement.

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