Extrusion Supervisor

Job Location: Corona, California

Job Type: Full-Time

Type of Role: On-site

Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00

About Lubrizol

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Extrusion Supervisor to join our team in Corona, California. As an Extrusion Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading a team of manufacturing employees in the production of thermoplastic extruded tubing products. You will be responsible for monitoring daily production, ensuring adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Good Documentation Practices (GDPs), and maintaining a healthy and positive working environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of manufacturing employees in the production of thermoplastic extruded tubing products.
• Monitor daily production and ensure adherence to GMPs and GDPs.
• Maintain a healthy and positive working environment.
• Investigate non-conformances and customer complaints regarding products and recommend permanent manufacturing improvements to correct and prevent recurrences.
• Work closely with the Planning/Scheduling department to ensure that customer orders are shipped in a timely manner.
• Manage performance efficiencies and performance of employee workforce through effective communication and timely performance management.
• Work with engineering to diagnose manufacturing problems and recommend corrective and preventive actions where appropriate.
• Reinforce adherence/compliance/training to all SOPs pertaining to core operations tasks by department.
• Ensure employee training records are accurate and kept up to date.
• Perform or coordinate training effectiveness verification.
• Work closely with the Operations Manager on maximizing improvement targets and efficiencies product and process work with his or her people.
• When appropriate, report manufacturing inventories and scrap of key goals and objectives.
• Develop Value Stream Department Lead Persons to act as supervisory assistants in running manufacturing.
• Team with Quality Control Department in the disposition of non-conforming product and resolution of quality problems.
• Identify opportunities for Value Improvement Projects (VIPs) to reduce manufacturing costs with other LEAN members, sponsors, and stakeholders.
• As required, work with product development function and process engineering to ensure smooth transition of R&D product to production.
• Maintain standards for housekeeping, ergonomics, and safety at all times.

Requirements

• Successful completion of four-years of high school, or equivalent, plus completion of two years of college or graduation from a two-year technical college with an associate's degree (bachelor's degree preferred) with a concentration in either manufacturing, operations, engineering or business manufacturing.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Experience supervising personnel in a medical device manufacturing setting to include distribution of work, scheduling, training, answering of questions related to work, assistance in problem solving, performance management and discipline.
• Experience with deploying LEAN. Lean Manufacturing Green Belt Certification or higher preferred.
• Experience with case studies, statistics and mathematical analysis and conclusion.
• Able to effectively make presentations in both large and small group settings.
• Considered a plus: Extrusion experience.
• Injection Molding experience.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

This physical demand level for this job is considered medium with frequently lifting 10-25 pounds and occasionally lifting up to 50lbs when moving carts of product, moving or lifting bags of raw material and/or product, lifting and moving manufacturing equipment and/or fixtures from floor or shelving to work benches, or moving trays of product in/out of the curing ovens.

The employee may frequently be subject to use hands to finger or handle/touch with occasional exposure to static standing/sitting, dynamic standing/walking, pushing/pulling, floor to knuckle lift/lower, knuckle to shoulder lift/lower, shoulder to overhead lift/lower, sustained bending, use foot/feet to operate machine, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, reach above shoulders or repetitive bending or squatting.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

The employee will occasionally be exposed to working near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock or travel on company business.

The employee will be required to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment such as: safety glasses in the designated areas, hairnet/beard net, shoe covers and smock when on production floor.

Perks and Rewards

Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans

401K Match plus Age Weighted Defined Contribution

Competitive medical, dental & vision offerings

Health Savings Account

Paid Holidays, Vacation, Parental Leave

Flexible work environment

Learn more at benefits.lubrizol.com