Entry Level Production

About the role

Hydro Extrusions is a world-leading aluminium extrusion business counting around 100 production sites in 40 countries and employing 20,000 people. Through our unique combination of local expertise, global network, and unmatched R&D capabilities, we can offer everything from standards profiles to advanced development and manufacturing for most industries. Since 1905, Hydro has turned natural resources into valuable products for people and businesses with focus on a safe and good workplace for our 30,000 employees in more than 140 locations.

Responsibilities

• Operate various equipment.
• Inspect equipment daily to ensure proper safety devices are in place (i.e. guarding) and notify leadership of any safety concerns.
• Visually inspect work for defects.
• Remove billet from furnace, guide it along extrusion press conveyor onto press bed, and into billet container.
• Start ram that spreads billet into container and forces it through press.
• Regulate rate of extrusion to prevent metal rupture and adherence of metal to container walls.
• Start press run-out table and butt shears to guide extrusion from press, and to trim flash.
• Pull extrusion along conveyor to racking table.
• Spray die with lubricant and caustic, and oils blocks and mandrels.
• Record data, such as crew time, number of billets used, and items processed.
• May operate extrusion press equipped with furnace that ejects hot billets into press chamber for ram to force through die.
• Inspect or measure using precision measuring instruments, such as tape measure, calipers, height gage, micrometers, etc.
• Read blueprints to the extent necessary for the job at hand.
• Set up and operate extrusion press to shape hot, aluminum profiles.
• Responsible for quality parts, within the scope of responsibilities and required to visually inspect parts and identify obvious flaws or manufacturing problems.
• Sponsor and support of all Continuous Reliability Improvement standards and practices through implemented predictive measures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Prior knowledge of extrusion department desired.
• Prior machinery experience a plus.
• Manufacturing experience a plus.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs unassisted.
• High school diploma or G.E.D equivalent preferred but not required.
• Basic computer skills required to maintain tolerances where gauges or test equipment are provided.
• Must have ability to communicate.
• Work well with all employees at all levels.
• Willingness to learn new processes.
• Work with limited supervision.

Pay and schedule

Starting rate of pay: $20.09/hour plus $1.50 shift differential on night shift. Shifts available: Day and Night 12-hr shift continental schedules - (7.00AM - 7.00PM) or (7.00PM - 7.00AM).

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
• Education Assistance
• Bonus Plan Eligibility
• Parental Leave