EXTRUSION OPERATOR - IVC

About the Role

Change out rolls and cores, operate winders, unwinders, belt press, calendar, lacquer, and stacking equipment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for personal safety and participating in plant safety process.
• Enter data into ME and SAP.
• Inspect and monitor quality of processed material.
• Call for correct wear layer and film rolls per production schedule in the ME system.
• Activate roll transfer from AGV to machine.
• Splice new roll into existing roll per standard operating procedure, ensuring perfect splices every time.
• Adjust tensions as needed based on process.
• Setup core for new roll.
• Prep and stage fiber glass as needed for production.
• Remove and clean fiber glass prep area and perform splices.
• Watch for and manage splice coming through machine.
• Send completed core to cut station and remove waste from core.
• Activate and monitor roll or slab transfer from machine to AGV.
• Follow the quality management system policy and procedures.
• Communicate production or quality issues to appropriate team members.
• Maintain a clean and efficient workstation.
• Assist with line changeovers.
• Perform preventative maintenance and cleaning in area.
• Operate lift truck, overhead crane, and hoist, including inspections and reporting of issues.
• Job rotation and relief of other team members.

Requirements

• Flexible for all shifts.
• Computer efficiency.
• Quality experience desired.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Commitment to company values and safe work practices.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Physical Requirements

The role requires the ability to:

• Stand for long periods of time, walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, talk, and hear.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Use specific vision abilities including color vision, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.