Extrusion machine operator job description

Pay starting at $20.00 an hour, not including shift premium

$2.00 an hour OT Bonus if work 48 hours or more in a week.

5 days of vacation offered your first year of employment.

10 paid holidays including your birthday.

We offer a copay based healthcare plan with no deductible.

Summary

Tends machines that supplies parts to the finish department by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Monitors extrusion line to ensure that high quality parts are being run.

Performs change-overs in a timely manner.

Maintains clean line for production.

Takes cross section of completed matieral.

Examines material or product for surface defects such as scratches, dents, scuff marks, weld lines, burn, sink, and unmelt.

Compares product with sample model to ensure high standards of quality.

Verifies specified dimensions of product or material.

Knows and adheres to standards of quality.

Operates a forklift when required. (forklift license)

Performs other duties as needed upon request by immediate supervisor.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measurement, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up o 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Company DescriptionWe are a tier 1 automotive exterior parts supplier.

Starting pay is $21.10/hr

The extruder operator is responsible for overseeing set up, change over, and overall efficient machine operation in order to produce quality material. This role also serves as a senior advisor in both a technical and safety capacity for the site, which also involves assisting with the training of fellow extrusion team members.

Responsibilities

- To adhere to the outlined manufacturing and compliance practices to ensure personal and product safety.

- To understand the specifications outlined by our customers and the importance of manufacturing excellence.

- To understand the needs of our customers and a subpar experience or product affects PI's relationship with them.

- To ensure that the output of the manufacturing process is of the utmost quality.

• Completes machine start-up, making needed adjustments for temperature and die opening, and monitors finished product to be certain quality is acceptable.

- When necessary, changes rolls of finished product, weighs roll and records net weight on roll and production record, puts finished roll on skid and bands finished skid together.

- May at times operate grinder to prepare scrap for re-use.

- Reports any machine problems that can not readily be repaired to Extrusion Manager for assistance.

- Operates forklift for moving materials and equipment (forklift license required).

- Directs operator helper in obtaining needed materials before and during runs and before changing over.

- Notifies general manager of low inventories of materials, packaging materials and repair parts.

- Completes scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of machines and tools, as needed.

- Responsible for the overall cleanliness of the equipment and Extrusion area of the site.

- Maintains the levels of raw materials in silos, dryers, and crystallizers, along with safe manuevering of new materials when a change over is necessary (in compliance with all FDA and SQF standards).

You should be proficient in:

• Production Setups
• Creating and Executing Preventive Maintenance Plans
• Forklift Licensed

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Manual Grinder
• Extrusion Machine
• Forklifts

Salary info:

$21.10 - $33.75 / hr

Pay : $17.00-$17.50 depending on shift

Shift : 8 hour, 10 hour, and 12 hour shifts are available.

Extruders provide set up, monitor and operate extrusion equipment, troubleshooting to meet output goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures proper mix of polymer and records mix and lot numbers correctly
• Confirms material in production is the correct basis weight, width, and length
• Performs basis weight and roll width inspections on every third roll after curing and records the information
• Adjusts the extruder temperatures, screw rate, and line speeds to produce acceptable quality products and records required data in the Production Logs
• Monitors the extrusion line throughout the shift to ensure products maintain acceptable quality levels
• Makes sure that rolls are properly labeled and racked
• Confirms that products are manufactured per the extrusion schedule and reports deviations to the Shift Supervisor or Line Leader
• Follows information on the set-up sheets as guides to produce quality products
• Informs the Shift Supervisor or Line Leader when the set-up sheet or Traveler contains incorrect information
• Maintains, cleans and organizes production area in an efficient and safe manner
• Inspects spinnerets, screen packs, spreaders, tools and accessories of any defects prior to use and advises Shift Supervisor and/or Line Leader of any issues
• Diagnoses factors that contribute to quality issues and perform corrective action
• Performs production trial runs and experimental runs as directed
• Supports health and safety initiatives, including maintaining good housekeeping at all times

Key Requirements:

• Ability to lift and/or move material, supplies and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Regular use of hands to diagnose, operate and maintain equipment, tools, and devices.
• Occasional inspection of equipment, structures or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred, but not required.
• Basic computer experience or the ability to learn

All Candidates must submit to a PrideStaff background check and drug screen, and must provide two professional job references.

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