Extruder Operator

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Determines production requirements by reading and implementing general and special instructions on each sales order.
• Reviews and applies the manufacturing bill of materials to each sales order.
• Prepares raw material including any related drying, pre-blending, or staging requirements by looking and planning.
• Responsible for machine and equipment preparation by looking and planning.
• Ensures that all equipment, including upstream and downstream, is thoroughly cleaned in accordance with our work instructions and/or other special instructions that may be indicated on the production schedule.
• Sets extruder operating parameters according to the manufacturing master reference set-up sheet.
• Prepares production run sheet records.
• Throughout the production run, ensures that operating parameters are tuned to establish maximum extruder performance and quality.
• Maintains a clean working environment by consistently removing manufacturing debris from the floor, and machine surfaces, and by cleaning work surface areas to prevent the build-up of manufacturing residue.
• Takes immediate action to prevent and correct unsafe operating conditions and/or injury.
• Operates as a team player to assist all company employees in meeting or exceeding customer expectations and minimizing interpersonal conflicts.

Work Schedule

TH - SAT, 5:40AM-6:00PM

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret documents including safety rules, operational instructions, procedure manuals, and SDS sheets.
• Ability to write routine reports.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.
• Ability to apply common sense to carry instructions in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to perform all duties and responsibilities satisfactorily.

Education and/or Experience

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• 1-3 years related experience or training.
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Language/Communication Skills

• Ability to read and write and follow written work instructions.

Computer Skills

• Basic skills needed to run machine, batching software, and complete training.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, talk, and hear.
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Specific vision ability includes close vision and color vision.

Work Environment

• Regular exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts and vibration.
• Normal exposure to moderate noise levels.

Pathogen Exposure Risk

Low