Lead Aluminum Extrusion Production Supervisor

iThrive; Fontana (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

iThrive is seeking a Production Supervisor for its aluminum extrusion facility in Fontana, CA. The role oversees daily operations, ensures safety, quality, and on-time delivery, and drives efficiency across presses, heating, dies, and downstream processes.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in aluminum extrusion and at least 2 years in a supervisory role, with strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills. OSHA compliance and Lean improvement experience are valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct aluminum extrusion manufacturing experience.
• 2+ years of supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of extrusion presses, dies, billet heating, quench systems, pullers, stretchers, saws, and downstream operations.
• Strong understanding of extrusion process control, defect prevention, production planning, and quality standards.
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements, manufacturing safety procedures, and incident investigations.
• Ability to interpret blueprints, customer specifications, production schedules, and technical documentation.
• Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, communication, and employee development skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily aluminum extrusion production operations, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery.
• Promote a zero-incident safety culture and enforce OSHA regulations and procedures.
• Conduct safety audits, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Oversee extrusion presses, billet heating, dies, pullers, runouts, stretchers, saws, material handling, and packing operations.
• Monitor KPIs such as OEE, scrap, downtime, labor efficiency, and schedule attainment.
• Identify and resolve extrusion defects, dimensional issues, and process inefficiencies.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Planning to improve production performance.
• Supervise, coach, train, and develop hourly production staff and team leads.
• Manage staffing, attendance, timekeeping, shift communications, and performance documentation.
• Ensure accurate production reporting, quality inspections, and compliance documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement through Lean, 5S, Kaizen, and waste reduction initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Problem-solving

Communication

Employee development

Blueprints interpretation

Production planning

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Engineering/Operations Management

Tools

ERP systems

Kronos

MS Office

Job description

iThrive is seeking a Production Supervisor for its aluminum extrusion facility in Fontana, CA. The role oversees daily operations, ensures safety, quality, and on-time delivery, and drives efficiency across presses, heating, dies, and downstream processes.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in aluminum extrusion and at least 2 years in a supervisory role, with strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills. OSHA compliance and Lean improvement experience are valued.