Extrusion Operator

Job Summary:

Operates plastic extruder to produce finished goods which meet customer’s specifications and to perform other task incidental to preparing products for delivery to customers.

Essential Duties:

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, including but not necessarily limited to the following:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for personal safety and monitoring the safety of others.
• Daily start up and efficiently running extruder to produce finished goods requested by customer in a safe manner utilizing start up documentation and set points.
• Communicate with previous shift lead as well as oncoming shift lead about key information or trouble issues during shift and resolution path
• Review and post weekly schedule for production line
• Coordinate and direct personnel into needed positions with alignment from Supervisor
• Assure all supplies are in place when needed
• Coordinate and arrange daily break schedules aligned with Supervisor and assist as needed
• Daily production reporting of material usage, material and labor scrap, and sheet productivity
• Daily lift truck pre-shift inspection and usage of lift truck
• Reads production sheet to determine what part is to be produced.
• Fills machine hopper with raw material and keeps it full during production run.
• Perform quality checks by taking samples and comparing with blue print and measuring with calipers. Make machine adjustments to maintain specifications.
• Gauge / thickness adjustment throughout the shift to align with production schedule and part blueprint.
• Package finished goods.
• Assemble boxes, spools and skids.
• Package finished goods on spools and/or in boxes and/or on skids.
• Housekeeping: Maintains clean and orderly work area by keeping tools and equipment in proper places and all materials off the floor.
• Performs other routine duties as directed by supervisor.
• Effectively communicate with others
• Overtime may be required

Education:

• High School

Experience :

• 1+ years of manufacturing experience (Extrusion experience is a plus)

Competencies/Skills:

• Must be able to read, write and perform basic mathematical problems.
• Must have experience in reading production specifications and/or blueprints
• Must have aptitude to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to identify the root-cause of defects in product and recommend processing adjustments to eliminate defect in product
• Must have ability to read tape measure and micrometer
• Must be able to operate material handling equipment such as pallet jack and lift truck