Extrusion Operator I-Day Shift

Tekni-Plex is a 50-year global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative packaging materials, medical compounds, and precision-crafted medical tubing solutions for the medical, pharmaceutical, personal care, household and industrial, and food and beverage markets.

About the role

As an Extrusion Operator, you will assist in the operation of all manufacturing process equipment, perform quality inspections, and maintain production workflows. This is a night shift position on a rotating schedule (e.g., 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 3 days off) from 6:45 AM to 7:00 PM.

Responsibilities

• Assists Extrusion Operators II, III, & IV with order changes and set-ups
• Performs quality inspections and tests
• Cuts rolls, weighs, and prepares roll tickets
• Monitors and measures silo levels and unloading of rail cars
• Prepares production logs, product tags, and time cards as necessary
• Operates scrap grinder and understands the recycle system
• Transports roll stock to the warehouse
• Follows and participates in plant safe housekeeping guidelines to ensure a safe work environment
• Remains compliant with SQF/HACCP requirements as per the location’s written “Food Safety & Quality Policy”
• Regular and punctual attendance

Requirements

• 1 year of manufacturing experience required (training will be provided)
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to print simple sentences and legibly complete reports and time cards
• Ability to understand and follow verbal instructions
• Basic mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using units of American money, weight, volume, and distance)
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations

Qualifications

• OSHA-approved Clamp Truck Certification
• CPR and First-Aid Certified
• Certificate of Training for Process Safety Management
• Certificate of Training for Fall Restraint System
• May be required to participate in Fire Brigade

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger/handle, and reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to talk and hear
• Push round rolls weighing 140–600 lbs
• Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration
• Occasionally exposed to humid conditions, high/precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic/flammable/caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock
• Noise level in the work environment is usually very loud

Benefits

• Benefits eligibility begins the first of the month following the date of hire
• 401k match
• Training, growth, and development opportunities
• Reward and Recognition program with flexible award options
• Top-notch safety program, including COVID-19 safety precautions

Pay

Great pay offered.

Schedule

Night shift ONLY: 6:45 AM – 7:00 PM on a rotating schedule (e.g., 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 3 days off).