Extruder Operator - Multiple Shifts

Transcendia, INC. • Grand Rapids, MI

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About The Position

Transcendia Business is a leader in custom engineered materials for critical product components in a wide range of markets and applications. The company provides deep material science expertise, outstanding customer service through broad geographic coverage and trusted product reliability.

Job Summary:

To perform tasks necessary to efficiently control the operation of extrusion line from raw material input to finished product.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and/or 1-2 years of experience or a forklift certification
• Ability to read production tickets
• Ability to work at an accelerated pace
• Ability to perform math calculations; and measure using measuring tape or other instruments
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Must be computer literate
• Must be dedicated to continuous improvement
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds, bend, stretch, or stand for extended periods of time

Responsibilities

• Maintains a clean and orderly work area/warehouse
• Maintains a safe working environment by following all company safety policies and procedures and reports unsafe conditions and incidents
• Maintains company’s quality standards
• Operation of the extrusion line and its operational functions which would include but not limited to; machine set-up, films and resins, color concentrates and/or additives, production speeds (input or output), start and stop functions, change over, down times, die and screw tear down, screen pack, line specific tools and proper lock out/tag out procedures
• Maintain extruded product to required gauge, length, width, bond strength, and color, dyne, maintaining surface finish or identifying surface defects and performing quality control tests required. This includes double check and data collection procedures currently in place
• Transfers data to the daily production log book, quality control documents or forms used in the production process
• Follow the production schedule and other related documents necessary to produce and meet customer orders including those with instructions
• Communicate line malfunctions in a timely manner to ensure production downtime is kept to a minimal
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees