Production Line Leader (Evansville, IN)

Established in 2023, but with a combined heritage of over 100 years, Envalior is entering the market as a leading global engineering materials powerhouse offering novel and innovative solutions to today’s world. Envalior brings together two highly complementary established players in DSM Engineering Materials and LANXESS High Performance Materials. 

 

We offer a uniquely positioned portfolio of longstanding material, application, and design expertise, creating real and meaningful value for our customers and the greater global society. To grow this leading global engineering materials company, we hire new colleagues to strengthen the foundation for the new organization. This is the perfect time to influence change, challenge the status quo, be part of something new and exciting, craft, create and develop the best in ALL WORLDS and be part of something truly innovative, inspirational and transformational. 

 

Do you want to be part of this exciting journey ahead? Do you love working in an international, highly energized, and collaborative team? Maybe it’s you we are looking for in our Manufacturing team, as our new Production Line Leader in Evansville, IN.

 

Production Line Leader

To ensure that production personnel adhere to the SHE requirements, SOP’s, Quality standards and maintain the expected volumes of product. To Lead the Production Department in the implementation of the production schedule, troubleshooting, technical / instructional support, product development / optimization, and work with line operators to implement new and better methods of working. To cultivate employees for advancement.

 

The Position

Oversees, monitors, and coordinates production team activities giving importance to overall team’s achievement of established goals and reports results. Areas:  Safety, Quality, Productivity, Continuous Improvement. Acts as liaison between team members and the Superintendent.

Standard work hours will be Week 1 Sun, Wed, Thur., 6:15 to 6:30
Week 2 Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, 6:15 to 6:30 day shift or night shift.

Presents and facilitates meetings with line employees daily on expected deliverables and facilitates formal teaching or training sessions.

Ensures the safety of equipment & line personnel through enforcement of Envalior safety standards.

Manage productivity /minimize waste in accordance with established standards.

Ensure proper cleaning of equipment and set up of materials, equipment, and packaging. Identify, analyze, and implement remediation of potential problems.

Ensures 5S, Housekeeping and Continuous Improvement activities are being performed.

Evaluate the job performance of line employees / assist with discipline & goal setting.

Checks work completion to a set standard and assign employees to training.

Adjusts equipment as necessary to adhere to key operating parameters and regularly checks for maintenance needs on the line equipment.

Regularly instructs, reemphasizes the importance of safe behavior and why we have safety rules and policies and procedures.

Exemplary with his/her own SHE behavior and ensures adherence by employees.

Educate & Train team members on ways to improve the company’s products, processes, & equipment.  

Enable effective communications between management and operators.

Investigate and report all incidents. 

 

The Challenge

Troubleshoots, resolves, and reports on processing issues as they arise in production.  Processing issues include, but are not limited to, product, temperature, SHE, quality, control systems, feeders, raw materials, and technical monitoring. 

Investigates root causes, including any part of the compounding process.

Interfaces with inter-company technical personnel, shift superintendents, and maintenance, as well as direct labor, to achieve optimum asset utilization.

Possess working knowledge of the compounding process.

Trains operators in the proper and consistent operation of the compounding processes and raw material characteristics. 

Creates operator’s awareness in the potential implications to the finished product when variation occurs in the processing or raw material items.

 

The Ideal

Minimum one year experience in implementing lean manufacturing processes

3-5 years exp.

Prior experience in extrusion/compounding preferred but not required.

 

Procedure and Contact

Interested in this position? Please apply on-line by sending us your Resume via the career portal.

 

Reference check procedures are part of the ENVALIOR Recruitment & Selection Process and will be contacted when these references checks are required. 

 

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