Extruder Operator Helper

Johns Manville • Edison, NJ

73d • $22

About The Position

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy. A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments.

Requirements

• Must be physically able to perform essential job functions.
• Must be properly licensed to operate a lift truck or other material handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Supports and promotes safe practices and environmental commitments in alignment with company commitments, policies, and compliance requirements.
• Show initiative in supporting safety, plant wide.
• Participate on committees as required.
• Trains and instructs new or lesser experienced employees as required.
• Ensures that all Housekeeping & 5S areas of responsibility have been completed before end of shift and keeps equipment, work areas and other prescribed areas clean and orderly at all times.
• Wears all required and proper PPE.
• Operates a lift truck or other material handling equipment in servicing production as required (must be properly licensed).
• Uses safe work practices and reports hazardous conditions at all times to supervisor.
• Complete computer-based training and all other programs needed to stay in compliance with company policy’s.
• Receives and follows verbal and written instructions from supervisor or leader.
• Prepares production reports as directed or required.
• Sets up extruder and related equipment for production run, including temperature profiles, required connection and proper operation of all system thermocouples.
• Confirm settings are correct for material being processed per established manufacturing specs.
• Sets-up sheet trim line, 3 spindle winder, jacketing winder, and sheet stacker.
• Maintains control over extruder operation through continuous monitoring and checking of equipment/product, to insure in-spec processing and PVC sheet production.
• Grinds product sheet of skeleton for re-use.
• Conducts all Cut & Curl tasks independently and at set production rate.
• Monitor & train new operators on Cut & Curl Tasks.
• Perform Cut & Curl TPM.
• Samples/inspects PVC Sheet produced to ensure compliance to finished product specs.
• Power up machines, cooling tower, pull & clean augers, conveying hose inspection, pull roll operation.
• Edge trim knives check, edge trim knives changeover, 2 roll cut set-up, Sheet shear Set Up & Change over.
• Performs routine preventative tasks, and ability to disassemble process as necessary (i.e. die split cleaning, torqueing, removal).
• Maintains responsibility for plant security.
• Secured building and equipment as required or directed.
• Reports equipment malfunctions, operation delays, or products defects immediately to supervisor or leader.
• Process jacketing roll orders and complete packaging of jacketing rolls.
• Process bulk roll orders and complete packaging of bulk rolls.
• Performs other job or duties as directed or required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plans
• Dental plan
• Vision plan
• Wellness program
• Critical illness insurance
• 401(k) plan with a sizeable company match
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees
• Basic life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Employee assistance program
• Business travel accident coverage
• Supplemental life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Health spending account
• Traditional flexible spending account
• Dependent care spending account
• Tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees