Extrusion I-1st Shift

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG), founded in 1949 and headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, designs and delivers architectural products and services that enclose and enhance commercial buildings. Apogee Architectural Metals is a segment of Apogee specializing in aluminum framing, windows, storefront, curtainwall, and entrance systems. The segment provides integrated capabilities, including design, engineering, extrusion, finishing, fabrication, and assembly, across North America. Through its brands including Alumicor, EFCO, Linetec, Tubelite, and Wausau, it delivers quality, consistency, and value‑added services throughout its portfolio. More information is available at www.apog.com.

About the role

Extrusion Press Team members are cross trained in a variety of roles including Die Setter, Stretcher, Saw Operator and Saw Tail Operator. The Extrusion Press Crew works as a team to produce quality products at the maximum rate. The Extrusion Press Crew ensures all sales orders are extruded per schedule. The Extrusion Press team wears required PPE: safety glasses, steel toe shoes, heat/cut resistant gloves, ear plugs, and hard hats. In addition, the Die Setter wears high-temperature/cut-resistant protective sleeves. The team works safely to ensure that employees do not incur bodily harm. The team uses care and respect to ensure that tooling, equipment and/or property is not damaged. The team works together to keep the extrusion area clean. All Press Team members are cross trained to perform these job functions. All Press Team Members are responsible for following documented procedures as well as producing and ensuring product meets or exceeds established product specifications.

Responsibilities

• Die Setter: Efficiently make die changes to maximize extrusion time and minimize heat loss; ensure tooling is proper temperature prior to extruding; double-check all die set-ups to ensure tooling and clearance not to “plug”; pre-stage and prepare tool