Extruder Operator

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Keep equipment and work area clean and orderly to Total Housekeeping Management and ISO standards.
• Demonstrate ability to meet qualification requirements.
• Works under direction of the Supervisor.
• Operate extruder machines and control panel.
• Absorb measurements specs on pipe and report problems to Supervisor and Q.C.
• Identify visual defects in pipe.
• Operate forklift to take units out to yard and move supplies.
• Accurately calculate and make required puller speed adjustments.
• Cut Q.C. testing samples as required.
• Make miscellaneous minor repairs to equipment.
• Perform safe work practices and report hazardous conditions.
• Perform other miscellaneous jobs as directed.
• Train inexperienced employees on the job.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Computer Skills: None required.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to complete reports.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as, fractions, percentages, decimals, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Reasoning Abilities: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Physical Demands: Having adequate sight capability of sight, hearing, and use of limbs to operate all powered vehicles. Having stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling capabilities to handle job requirements such as operating, cleaning or packaging equipment and products. Having balancing to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching in all areas due to possible limited direct supervision and/or observation. Having ability to verbally communicate either face to face or via telephone with other employees to accomplish all assigned job requirements. Having ability to conform by sight quality level of raw materials and products produced too determine acceptance or denial of each. Having ability to lift up to 70 pounds and carry up to 30 feet. Having ability to push or pull up to 2500 pounds up to 30 feet with the aid of material handling equipment. Having ability to walk through, around, and under equipment with a clearance of 30 inches. Having ability to feel objects, such as textures, size, and shape and to determine temperature by touching. Having ability to grasp tools (manual as well as powered) and use them in accordance with a safe working manner so as not to injure oneself or fellow employees. Having sight capabilities to safely operate at arms length machinery and power and/or hand tools needed to accomplish the requirements of the job assignments for this position.
• Work Environment: Inside and outside environments apply. Subject to extreme cold, temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Subject to extreme heat, temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Subject to noise, causing reason to shout in order to be heard above the noise level. Subject to hazards such as moving machinery. Subject to unregulated atmospheric conditions caused by odors and fumes.