Jacket Line Operator IN - D Shift

About the role

Cerro Wire LLC As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

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.
• Perform preventive and minor equipment maintenance as required.
• Update GEMBA boards as required.
• Participate in Lean events as well as housekeeping and safety audits as needed.
• Additional duties as assigned, not determined at the time of hire.