Plastic Extrusion Operator

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Job description

Join Our Team as an Operator!

Are you ready to be a crucial part of our production team? We're looking for Operators to join us in maintaining our extrusion lines and contributing to our manufacturing process

GENERAL PURPOSE:
To supervise daily shift operations maintaining up to nine (9) extrusion lines and assist in the activities of production personnel engaged in the manufacturing function. Must stay familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Performs a variety of tasks. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

- GENERAL:
- Must be conscientious about attendance.
- Essential to accomplish 40 hours of work per week.
- Must understand production processes within the organization.

- TECHNICAL:
- Tear down, clean out, and set up extrusion dies for 2 " to 3 " Extruders.
- Handle materials (mixing/blending of virgin or reprocessed materials with or without concentrate or powder colorants).
- Perform die cleaning, maintenance, care, and storage.
- Demonstrate basic understanding of the extrusion process from raw material to finished goods.
- Identify and classify materials.
- Wire dies with heater bands.
- Operate and maintain Burn Out Oven.
- Operate and maintain 2 " to 3 " Extruders.
- Understand downstream equipment operation and maintenance (Pullers, Saws, Cutters, etc.).
- Understand encoders, foot counters/meters, rate meters, drives, pumps, compressors, coilers, and punches.

- QUALITY CONTROL:
- Visualize, read, and interpret blueprint drawings.
- Use dial calipers and measuring instruments.

- SECONDARY OPERATIONS:
- Tear down, set up, start, and maintain extrusion production lines.
- Operate tow motor.
- Operate extruders.
- Inspect parts.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION (ACCOUNTABILITIES):
Responsible for all production documents:
- Extrusion Processing Data

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and taste or smell.
- Frequently required to talk, hear, use hands to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
- Regularly required to stand and walk.
- Occasionally required to lift more than 100 pounds, frequently required to lift up to 100 pounds, and regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- The employee is occasionally required to work in wet, humid conditions, high, precarious places, be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and extreme heat.
- Frequently at risk of electric shock and working near moving mechanical parts.
- The noise level in the work environment is loud.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High School diploma or general education degree (GED) mandatory for all new hires and three to five (3 5) years of experience with custom profile extrusion operating.

No special license or certification is required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

- WRITTEN COMMUNICATION:Must communicate technical and non-technical information in written form using standard English.
- ORAL COMMUNICATION: Must be able to convey detailed information and ideas through oral communication using standard English. Should understand and respond to listener feedback and ask questions in two-way and group conversations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and perform Algebra.

REQUIRED TRAINING:
This position requires site-specific job training to perform the duties satisfactorily and tow motor certification. Supervisory certification may be required.

Apply to this advert or send your resume confidentially to

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.

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