Plastic Extrusion Production Supervisor

#twiceasnice Recruiting; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client in Mentor, Ohio is seeking an Extrusion Technical Lead to serve as the hands-on expert for plastic extrusion operations, materials, and processing. The role emphasizes deep technical knowledge, hands-on troubleshooting, and continuous improvement while directly supervising a small team of extrusion operators.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in finished goods plastic extrusion, tubing or similar profiles, and a strong grasp of compounds, resins, additives, and formulations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of finished goods plastic extrusion manufacturing experience.
• Plastic tubing, cylinder, or similar profile extrusion experience.
• Strong understanding of compounds, resins, pellets, additives, and formulations.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Finished goods extrusion

Supervisory experience

Materials formulations

Extrusion parameters

Process troubleshooting

Job description

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

Extrusion Technical Lead Description

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.

Extrusion Technical Lead Responsibilities

• 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

Extrusion Technical Lead Qualifications

• 3+ years of finished goods 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