Extrusion Operator II

About the Company

TekniPlex is a global team of problem-solvers whose innovations in materials science improve daily life. With over 8,000 colleagues across 12 countries, we create safer, smarter solutions for healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care industries. Through our Healthcare and Consumer Products divisions, your work will help protect essential products, support patient safety, and contribute to innovations that make a real-world impact.

About the Role

TekniPlex is hiring an Extrusion Operator for our Manchester, NH facility. In this role, you will set up, operate, and tend machines to extrude thermoplastic materials into tubes, solids, shapes, or coated products.

Responsibilities

• Assist in line setup according to run sheet, adjusting equipment and machinery to meet product specifications.
• Examine products to verify conformance to specifications using tools such as laser micrometers, gage pins, tape measures, snap gages, and calipers.
• Identify and pull materials using production paperwork and load machinery.
• Adjust equipment to ensure product count meets customer specifications.
• Perform line safety inspections to ensure equipment is running properly.
• Read, retain, and decipher information from work orders and customer prints to produce parts.
• Perform other duties as required by business needs or assigned by management.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent GED certification; 18 months of related work experience preferred.
• 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing setting preferred.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Basic computer skills required; proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook preferred.
• Self-directed with good communication and interpersonal skills, using tact and diplomacy.

Skills

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and legibly complete time cards and work orders.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, blueprints, and technical drawings (machine, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical).
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public.

Mathematical Skills

• 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 percent.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with variables in situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, talk, or hear.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities.

• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic, flammable, or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.

Benefits

TekniPlex provides a comprehensive and flexible benefits program customizable to fit your personal needs, offering health care coverage and financial security for you and your family.

• Medical Coverage
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Telemedicine
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Basic Term Life/AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short Term Disability (STD)
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Voluntary Buy-Up LTD
• Hospital Indemnity
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Daily Pay
• Business Travel Insurance
• Legal Plan
• Identity Protection

Some benefits are paid in full by TekniPlex, some are cost-shared, and others are available at reasonable group rates.