Extrusion Technical Lead (Plastic extrusion exp. req.)
Location: Mentor, OH - onsite
Salary: $90,000 - $110,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, 401k w/match, Holidays, PTO
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 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
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Pay: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What types of products have you extruded, and what materials/resins have
you worked with?
- The required working hours for this in-facility role in Mentor, OH are 7:00
AM – 4:00 PM EST. Any concerns?
- This position offers a base salary of $90-110K Base + Bonus and Full
Benefits. Does this work for you?
Experience:
- plastic extrusion production: 3 years (Required)
- plastic tubing, cylinder, profile, or similar extrusion: 2 years (Required)
- direct team lead/supervisory: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
