Associate Operator, Production, Process Expert
About The Position
The Associate Technician Production role is key in the production of quality products in a safe manner every day. The Associate Technician Production is an extrusion machine operator position that requires broad knowledge of production processes, equipment troubleshooting, equipment operation, packaging procedures, health and safety policies, and quality policies. The Associate Technician Production is expected to operate an extruder / pultrusion line along with other production pieces of equipment such as driers, and the parts burn off oven with minimal supervision in a participative team environment.
Requirements
- High School Diploma, GED or 5 years of manufacturing experience in lieu of diploma or GED
- No experience required.
- Valid driver's license is required.
- Ability to meet the quality expectations for manufacturing.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity in the operation and uses of various hand tools.
Responsibilities
- Reading and complying with the Company's Environmental and Quality Policies.
- Reporting to management deviations from the policy when they are observed.
- Assuming personal responsibility for safety performance and demonstrating a genuine concern for the safety of co-workers.
- Maintaining acceptable housekeeping standards.
- Complying with all safety/health related policies and procedures, participating in company sponsored safety programs and activities, and reporting to management those conditions or actions by employees or others that might create a hazard to themselves or others in the plant.
- Setting up extruders to run a product that is in accordance with standard operating conditions with minimal downtime and loss of product.
- Setting of feed totes and product totes.
- Learning to use tote tumbling and screw/element oven equipment.
- Maintaining proper records, which includes run logs/sheet, feed blends on line, amount of product in totes, packaging reports, work orders, log books and keeping the on-coming operator informed as to important issues.
- Completing a product turn-around, which includes cleaning the extruder barrel and screws, the feeder, the chopper, the classifier, the reclaimer system, bagging system, product totes to prevent product contamination.
- Review and understanding of the policies and procedures contained in standard operating procedures, hazardous communication and waste disposal procedures.
- Troubleshooting processing problems with the product.
- Troubleshooting equipment failure and repairing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
