Team Lead, Extrusion, Manufacturing

A & Associates•Pennsauken Township, NJ

26d•$20 - $25

About The Position

The Team Lead, Extrusion is responsible for balancing press and saw teams to support efficient shift productivity while emphasizing safety and quality. The role communicates with the press crew, schedulers, supervisors, and other plant personnel, and coordinates production across the press, saw, and stretcher. The Team Lead assigns roles, supports employee training, monitors quality and production records, coordinates materials and maintenance follow-up, and prepares the next shift for continued production. The position also supports workplace safety and regulatory compliance by maintaining safe work conditions, providing and coordinating safety training, communicating hazards and procedures, participating in incident investigations, and ensuring the department remains clean and orderly. Continuous improvement is expected, including identifying and reducing waste and process variation. A & Associates describes itself as a staffing agency providing temporary, temp-to-hire, permanent placement, and security guard services. The expected hourly rate for this position is $20.00–$24.50; actual compensation depends on factors including skills, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and business needs.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Three to five years of production experience in an industrial environment.
At least one year of experience in a team leadership role.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Outlook, and Excel.
Good team-building and motivational skills.
Good written and oral command of English.
Ability to think outside the box.
Understanding of measurements, tolerances, basic geometry, and numeracy.

Nice To Haves

Some post-secondary education in a technical field.
Extrusion experience.
Ability to read blueprints.
Familiarity with extrusion software such as EPICS.

Responsibilities

Optimize press operations and work with the team to maintain an efficient, productive shift.
Maximize productivity at the saw and stretcher, optimize saw operation, follow work orders, and communicate with the saw team.
Ensure products exiting the press and saw meet quality standards.
Assign roles to team members at the start of the shift.
Coordinate with the General Manager to ensure crews are trained and understand their roles.
Communicate and collaborate with the shift supervisor, maintenance, die shop, quality, and scheduling teams to resolve issues and discrepancies.
Rotate press personnel and arrange breaks or lunch schedules to maintain continuous operation.
Ensure die-change operators follow the schedule and proactively prepare die setups.
Ensure press and saw teams enter accurate information in EPICS, including billet lengths, cutoffs, cut sizes, special notes, and instructions.
Ensure EPICS records include downtime, die failures, quality issues, and schedule adherence notes; review end-of-shift metrics and downtime reporting.
Ensure quality checks are completed and recorded at the required frequency at the press and saw.
Review product scans and verify material meets specifications.
Take ownership of nonconformance reports and press-team quality issues, find solutions, and document practices to prevent recurrence.
Ensure the saw team securely packs skids and that saw output is clean, defect-free, and compliant with quality standards.
Ensure operators perform visual and dimensional quality checks according to control plans or test inspection procedures.
Ensure out-of-spec material is scrapped or corrected; properly red-tag material retained for QA approval or rework.
Comply with quality policies, procedures, and system requirements.
Participate in accident and incident investigations and complete corrective actions with the Shift Supervisor as required.
Circulate throughout the press, saw, and stretcher line and ensure each area is functioning optimally.
Immediately escalate mechanical downtime to maintenance, collaborate on timely solutions, and issue maintenance work orders as needed.
Serve as the primary contact for 5S and ensure the line remains clean and tidy throughout the shift.
Communicate schedule deviations to the Shift Supervisor and collaboratively identify ways to improve schedule adherence.
Ensure billets, skids, separators, and other materials are available at the press throughout the shift; coordinate material needs with forklift drivers.
Verify alloys when logs are changed and confirm forklift drivers deliver the correct materials.
Prepare the next shift for continued production through cleanliness, schedule adherence, material preparation, and communication of nonconformances and mechanical issues.
Discuss prevalent mechanical issues with the following shift and ensure sufficient materials are available.
Identify opportunities to improve processes by eliminating non-value-added work and variation.
Observe applicable Occupational Safety and Health Act requirements and maintain compliance with OSHA standards and workplace rules.
Examine workplace conditions, ensure safe tools and equipment are provided and maintained, and communicate hazards using appropriate signs, labels, posters, or color codes.
Establish or update operating procedures and communicate safety and health requirements to employees.
Ensure hazard communication programs are implemented for hazardous chemicals, employees are trained on exposures and precautions, and safety data sheets are readily available.
Train new employees and retrain employees as required; ensure appropriate orientation for permanent and temporary staff.
Conduct safety talks, participate in incident investigations, assist with modified jobs when required, and keep the department clean, orderly, and safe.
Ensure employees are authorized official time to participate in activities provided for under the cited occupational safety and health provisions.