Plastic Extrusion Production Supervisor

Extrusion Technical Lead (Plastic extrusion exp. req.)

Job Type: Full-Time

Typical

Hours:

Mon
-Fri, 7:00 AM- 4:00 PM

Start Date: ASAP

Sponsorship is not available

Our client, a well-established manufacturing company in Mentor, Ohio, is seeking an Extrusion Technical Lead to serve as the hands-on technical expert for extrusion operations, materials, and processing. This role is centered on deep technical extrusion expertise, materials knowledge, hands-on troubleshooting, and continuous improvement—rather than broad department leadership. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who understands plastic compounds, resins, pellets, additives, and formulations, as well as how material composition and processing conditions impact production performance and finished-product quality.

While the focus of this role is technical, directly supervising and managing a small team of extrusion operators/technicians is a required part of the position. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced extrusion professional to apply deep technical knowledge in a role that also requires hands-on people management, with a company focused on quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

• Serve as the hands-on technical subject matter expert for plastic extrusion processes
• Understand and monitor compounds, resins, pellets, additives, and material formulations
• Troubleshoot production and quality issues involving materials and extrusion processing conditions
• Monitor production output, scrap, downtime, and product quality
  
  Inspect products in process to ensure specifications are met
• Identify opportunities to improve throughput, quality, efficiency, and material utilization
• Develop and refine extrusion process parameters, setups, and standard work
• Ensure safety, quality, operating, and training procedures are followed
• Directly supervise, train, coach, and evaluate a small team of extrusion operators/technicians
• Schedule daily activities and coordinate resources for direct reports
• Communicate technical issues and production performance to management

• 3+ years of plastic extrusion manufacturing experience required
• Plastic tubing, cylinder, or similar profile extrusion experience required
• Strong understanding of compounds, resins, pellets, additives, and formulations required
• Knowledge of extrusion variables including temperature, pressure, speed, cooling, and material flow required
• Prior experience directly supervising, training, or managing production or technical staff required