Cable Extrusion Supervisor (m/f/d)

Flint Hills Resources; Verdellino; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Canteen

Training opportunities

Job summary

Molex is seeking a Cable Extrusion Supervisor for our Verdellino site to lead the jacketing extrusion operations, ensuring safe, on-time, quality production. You will coordinate people, equipment and priorities while developing the team and maintaining stable processes.

You will work closely with Planning, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering and Logistics to solve challenges, drive improvements and deliver high-quality products to customers.

Qualifications

• Technical diploma in industrial/mechanical/electrical discipline.
• Experience in extrusion processes, preferably in cable manufacturing.
• Experience leading production teams.
• Knowledge of extrusion equipment and materials (PVC, PE, PUR).
• Experience with problem solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily cable extrusion operations, ensuring safe, efficient execution of the production plan.
• Manage and develop operators and Shift Supervisors, coordinating shifts, resources and production priorities.
• Monitor key production KPIs, including quality, scrap, downtime, and productivity.
• Ensure extrusion processes, parameters and standards are consistently applied, troubleshooting issues and driving root cause corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement to improve equipment performance, product quality and process stability while reducing waste.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering, Planning, Quality and Logistics to optimise production flow and equipment reliability.
• Maintain a safe and organised production environment, promoting safe behaviours, risk prevention and standards.

Skills

Extrusion experience

Team leadership

Root cause analysis

ERP/MES systems

Lean manufacturing

SAP knowledge

Equipment knowledge

Education

Technical diploma in industrial/mechanical/electrical

Tools

SAP

Job description

As an Cable Extrusion Supervisor (jacketing/final extrusion) you will lead the day-to-day operations of our cable jacketing extrusion department at our Verdellino site, ensuring production plans are delivered safely, efficiently, on time and to the required quality standards.

You will coordinate people, equipment and production priorities, while developing team capabilities and maintaining stable and reliable extrusion processes. Working closely with Planning, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering and Logistics, you will solve operational challenges, drive continuous improvement and support the delivery of high-quality products to our customers.

What You Will Do

• Lead daily cable extrusion operations, ensuring safe, efficient execution of the production plan.
• Manage and develop operators and Shift Supervisors, coordinating shifts, resources and production priorities.
• Monitor key production KPIs, including quality, scrap, downtime, and productivity.
• Ensure extrusion processes, parameters and standards are consistently applied, troubleshooting issues and driving root cause corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement to improve equipment performance, product quality and process stability while reducing waste.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering, Planning, Quality and Logistics to optimise production flow and equipment reliability.
• Maintain a safe and organised production environment, promoting safe behaviours, risk prevention and standards.

Who You Are (basic qualifications)

• Technical diploma in an industrial, mechanical, electrical, or related discipline.
• Strong manufacturing experience with extrusion processes, ideally within cable manufacturing or a comparable industrial environment.
• Previous experience leading production teams, including operators and shift-based activities.
• Strong technical knowledge of extrusion equipment, tooling, process parameters and cable-jacketing materials such as PVC, PE and PUR.
• Experience with problem solving, root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation, leadership and communication skills, with a collaborative and results-oriented approach.
• Experience using ERP/MES systems and production data to monitor performance and support operational decisions.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Previous experience within the electrical cable industry, particularly cable jacketing extrusion.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience using SAP or similar manufacturing ERP systems.

What Molex Offers

• Competitive salary and benefits
• A multicultural team and an excellent working environment
• Strong potential for professional growth, personal development, and training
• Social benefits such as health insurance and welfare, a company canteen offering, benefits platform, online gym, etc.

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Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before. [

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