Extruder Operator Helper

About the role

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy. A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments.

Responsibilities

• Supports and promotes safe practices and environmental commitments in alignment with company commitments, policies, and compliance requirements. Show initiative in supporting safety, plant wide.
• Participate on committees as required.
• Trains and instructs new or lesser experienced employees as required.
• Ensures that all Housekeeping & 5S areas of responsibility have been completed before end of shift and keeps equipment, work areas and other prescribed areas clean and orderly at all times.
• Operates a lift truck or other material handling equipment in servicing production as required (must be properly licensed).
• Completes computer-based training and all other programs needed to stay in compliance with company policy’s.
• Receives and follows verbal and written instructions from supervisor or leader.
• Prepares production reports as directed or required.
• Sets up extruder and related equipment for production run, including temperature profiles, required connection and proper operation of all system thermocouples.
• Confirm settings are correct for material being processed per established manufacturing specs.
• Sets-up sheet trim line, 3 spindle winder, jacketing winder, and sheet stacker.
• Maintains control over extruder operation through continuous monitoring and checking of equipment/product, to insure in-spec processing and PVC sheet production.
• Grinds product sheet of skeleton for re-use.
• Conducts all Cut & Curl tasks independently and at set production rate.
• Monitor & train new operators on Cut & Curl Tasks.
• Performs Cut & Curl TPM Samples/inspections, ensuring compliance to finished product specs.
• Power up machines, cooling tower, pull & clean augers, conveying hose inspection, pull roll operation.
• Edge trim knives check, edge trim knives changeover, 2 roll cut set-up, Sheet shear Set Up & Change over.
• Performs routine preventative tasks, and ability to disassemble process as necessary (i.e. die split cleaning, torqueing, removal).
• Reports equipment malfunctions, operation delays, or products defects immediately to supervisor or leader.
• Processes jacketing roll orders and completes packaging of jacketing rolls.
• Processes bulk roll orders and completes packaging of bulk rolls.
• Performs other job or duties as directed or required.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or GED.
• Flexible in work and assignments.
• Must successfully complete job-related training program.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time on cement floors.
• Must be able to walk, stoop, kneel and climb ladders and staircases.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs as required.

Qualifications

Please Keep in Mind If you do not meet 100% of these requirements, we at JM still want to hear from you. So, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply so we can learn how your skills and talents can contribute to our team.

Benefits

• Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance.
• JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match.
• JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.
• The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account.
• JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

Pay

Base hourly rate: $22.36

Schedule

Shift: 5pm-1:30am Tuesday - Thursday & 5pm-5am Friday & Saturday