Jacket Line Operator IN - C Shift

Responsibilities

• Performs duties associated with the continuous wire extruding machines and auxiliary equipment to produce wire to specific tolerance and finish.
• Setup and operate extrusion machines and other machines designed to make and package insulated electrical wiring.
• Monitor quality of products and raw materials.
• Select correct machine tooling.
• Set controls to regulate temperature, speed, thickness of PVC/Nylon on wire.
• Splice and but weld ends of wire.
• String up machine.
• Measures and examines extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.
• Uses precision instruments to perform quality testing.
• Checks wire for quality cosmetic and color print.
• Safely Moves materials by hand, using hoist, overhead crane and or forklift.
• Observes machine operation to detect work piece defects or machine malfunction.
• Performs prescribed preventative maintenance on machines as required.
• Places takeup spool into machines and adjust the travel of distributor to width of spool.
• Cuts wire when specified footage has been wound and wraps end of wire by hand or using mechanical tools.
• Moves finished wire from takeup by rolling reels out of machine for pickup by forklifts.
• Maintains cleanliness of work area and observes all company and safety rules.
• Performs preventive and minor equipment maintenance as required.
• Updates GEMBA boards as required.
• Participates in Lean events as well as housekeeping and safety audits as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience operating wire extruding machines and related equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to perform basic math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.