7 Line Operator

About the role

Shift Details: Mon-Thur 7am-7pm
Location: Milford, NH - Onsite
Hourly Range: $26.00 - $32.00 per hour (shift differential applies), based on experience.

Responsibilities

• Complies with company safety rules at all times during working hours and ensures the safety of himself/herself and others at his/her operating station.
• Responsible in keeping equipment and work area in a clean and orderly fashion.
• Mechanically sets up the entire line by selecting and installing appropriate extruder tooling and associated line components needed to manufacture the varying cable designs described by the engineering specification.
• Consistently monitors the supply of raw material to ensure a continuous operation.
• Maintains and operates the welder used to weld conductors together to ensure continuous operation of the line.
• Set-up and operate the pay-off and take-up equipment.
• Takes preventive measures on line components that can lead to unwarranted downtime.
• Performs required measurements with company approved measuring devices to ensure that all aspects of the extrusion process meets or exceeds the required specifications (Reference SLP 024).
• Generates product identification tags for extruded cable products and maintains accurate record keeping and data collection of all pertinent information required by Hendrix, including line quality records.
• Prepares extruded cable for electrical testing when applicable.
• Takes corrective action to ensure quality product.
• Participates in scheduled team meetings and contributes to continuous improvement projects.
• Participates in maintaining ISO certification.
• Adheres to applicable System Level Procedures (SLP).
• Responsible to be the Emergency Action Warden for sector 5. Take-Up operator is considered the primary. Operator is considered secondary and is responsible to assume duties of the primary Emergency Action Warden if he/she is unavailable or is not able to fulfill this function.

Qualifications

• Must understand the operation of the entire line including:
• Conceptual understanding of extrusion process.
• Conductors Assembly, disassembly and cleaning of extruder heads.
• Selection and installation of extruder screws.
• Tooling selection, Compound conveyor system, Dryers.
• Power switches. Temperature, air, water controls, and other associated line instrumentation.
• Operation of payoff and take-up equipment.
• Coil and ground wire cutting operations.
• Internal/industry codes and abbreviations used to identify compounds and conductors.
• ISO requirements pertaining to the Aerial line.
• Principles of conductor welding (dies, etc.).
• Product quality, Material contamination, Voids, Strand shield protrusion.

Skills and Abilities

• Proven mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to read micrometers and other related precision tools.
• Weld conductor.
• Perform shop arithmetic.
• Read and follow written instructions.
• Communicate effectively to receive and pass on information and instruction.
• Troubleshoot basic line problems.
• Continuously pay attention to details.
• Read and interpret gauges.
• Fulfill simple computer tasks.
• Work within a Team structure.