IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Process Supervisor! This role is based at our Injection Molding facility in Lynchburg, Virginia and reports to the Process Manager.
Do not miss the opportunity to join a diverse group of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!
As a Process Supervisor, you will play a key leadership role in our injection molding operations—guiding a skilled team, optimizing processes, and advancing continuous improvement initiatives. You’ll have the opportunity to enhance operational performance while ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and efficiency. Your leadership will directly contribute to delivering reliable products that support IPEX’s mission.
Principal Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate injection molding processes, including development, documentation, and continuous improvement of standardized procedures
Supervise, coach, and support Process Technicians in scientific molding and industry best practices
Drive operational excellence by optimizing cycle times, reducing setup times, and maximizing equipment uptime
Champion a strong safety culture by promoting and enforcing corporate Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) policies
Troubleshoot process, equipment, and tooling issues, supporting efficient start-ups and stable production
Identify and implement cost-saving and process improvement opportunities, including scrap and regrind optimization
Establish daily priorities, monitor performance, and communicate key updates and variances to the Process Manager
Develop, update, and maintain work instructions, processing sheets, and technical documentation
Contribute to the design, testing, and qualification of new tools, fixtures, and process improvements
Prepare and maintain accurate production and operational reports
Qualifications & Experience
Completion of High School or equivalent practical experience
Certification in plastic processing, injection molding, mold making, or tool and die is an asset
3+ years of experience in injection molding operations, including at least 1 year in a supervisory or lead role
Strong knowledge of injection molding processes, materials and tooling
Proven ability to lead, coach and develop teams in a manufacturing environment
Effective communication skills with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com
Honesty, fairness, integrity, the golden rule: a customer-first culture. Customers want it- even demand it. And it’s so easy to promise.
This is ‘distance race’ thinking, and building a business on it is harder than you might think. It requires you to sacrifice many short-term opportunities for gain. It means spending whatever time it takes to help a client solve a problem on deadline. It means resisting the urge to cut corners on materials that, once in place, no one will ever see.
It means innovation: going beyond what your customers want or expect, and working restlessly to create new products and ideas to fill unmet needs. It means keeping your word, even when it’s inconvenient, and honouring relationships over transactions, even when it costs. And it means building a team with people who believe it, live it, and stand by it.
At IPEX we’ve long-since made a decision to embrace this long-term thinking, not just when it’s easy, but every day, in everything we do, for every customer and every employee. We don’t do it because we’re nice people, though we like to think we are. We do it because it’s good business, and that the reputation we’ve built over time, job by job, one customer at a time, pays the best dividends.
Alex Mestres
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
