Extrusion Manager

Pennex Aluminum Company•Wellsville, PA

About The Position

Consider joining the Pennex family as an Extrusion Manager at our Wellsville, PA location . The Extrusion Manager directs and coordinates the activities of the Extrusion and Die Shop departments. Collaborates with the General Manager and Pennex Leadership Team to formulate, uphold, and administer operational plans to ensure the growth opportunities and business objectives are met in order to achieve operational excellence and exceed customer expectations. Our company will be observing Winter Break from December 24th through January 1 to allow our team time to rest, recharge, and enjoy the holidays with loved ones. During this period, interviews and application reviews will be temporarily paused and resume on January 2, 2026.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred in engineering or a technical field or equivalent experience.
Five to seven years of extrusion operations leadership experience is required.
Strong leadership, critical thinking and problem skills are required
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Demonstrated knowledge of complex extrusion process (multi-void; tight tolerances)
Ability to explain the key fundamentals in extrusion process
Demonstrated knowledge of quench processes and impact on material grain structure and dimensional control
Ability to lead indirect reports with functional support roles to the primary team
Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively
Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen
Must be eligible to work in the United States, visa sponsorships are not available
Regular attendance required

Nice To Haves

Ten or more years of multi-press extrusion operational leadership is preferred.
Continuous Improvement (Lean/Six -Sigma) Training is preferred
Experience with basic material testing processes and interpretation of results is preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for safety performance by leveraging employee engagement and fostering an employee driven safety culture.
Collaborates with sales to ensure customer satisfaction and sales growth.
Develops the operations teams to create a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement as well as to actively engage the teams to leverage strengths and achieve business objectives, develop site specific policies, and establish responsibilities and procedures for attaining objectives.
Collaborates with the Wellsville Leadership Team in the developing and implementing of strategic plans by keeping up to date with industry related technology advancements and current events, financial opportunities, presenting assumptions and making recommendations to improve efficiencies and financial performance.
Reviews activity reports and financial statements to determine progress and status in attaining objectives and revises objectives and plans in accordance with current conditions.
Assists in developing Capital Asset Requests and implements projects to improve operations and to maximize returns on investments as well as increase productivity.
Champions the safety culture by actively engaging employees at all levels with a zero-injury philosophy and collaborates with the EHS Manager, Safety/Training Coordinator, and Leadership Team to create and execute the vision for achieving this goal.
Develops operational metrics in cooperation with the General Manager to measure and challenge the team in order to achieve operational excellence.
Provides leadership for the team to ensure the highest level of quality, and quality standards, to continuously improve customer satisfaction.
Responsible for team schedules, keeping the team staffed properly, training and cross-training of teams, and facilitating team creation by modeling the way, coaching, delegation, and leadership.
Confers with customers, when necessary, in both the maintaining and development of products to meet customer expectations, as well as provides guidance and input in regards to new dies and die designs to maximize customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.
Reviews production costs and modifies production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of business.
Works with the Leadership Team to develop forecasts and budgets for the annual operating plan to meet the business objectives
Reviews analyses of activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine progress toward stated goals and objectives
Serve as a key member of the Wellsville Leadership Team, reporting directly to the General Manager of Pennex Wellsville Extruded Products.
Key direct reporting relationships are as follows: Die Shop Manager, Extrusion Supervisors, and the Production Scheduler.
Key accountabilities for this role are defined as follows: Extrusion and Die Shop Operations Teams Production Control and Logistics Quality of Products Customer Satisfaction Operating Metrics Asset Utilization Organizational Development Continuous Improvement
Performs other duties as assigned