Extruder Operator

JM Eagle•Magnolia, AR

43d•Onsite

About The Position

To manufacture, visually inspect and package pipe in accordance with J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc. specifications. This role involves operating extruder machines, maintaining equipment cleanliness, and ensuring product quality through visual inspection and measurements.

Requirements

High School Diploma; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to complete reports.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as, fractions, percentages, decimals, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Adequate sight capability of sight, hearing, and use of limbs to operate all powered vehicles.
Sight capabilities to distinguish proper products identification as well as warning and operational indicators.
Hearing capabilities to distinguish difference in warning alarm indicators and standard operation indicators.
Stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling capabilities to handle job requirements such as operating, cleaning or packaging equipment and products.
Balancing to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching in all areas.
Ability to verbally communicate either face to face or via telephone with other employees to accomplish all assigned job requirements.
Hear and understand verbal communication whether it be face to face or via telephone.
See and understand written communication.
Ability to conform by sight quality level of raw materials and products produced too determine acceptance or denial of each.
Climb and descend all ladders or steps whether fixed or portable on company facilities in order to access all areas if needed.
Lift up to 70 pounds and carry up to 30 feet.
Push or pull up to 2500 pounds up to 30 feet with the aid of material handling equipment.
Walking through, around, and under equipment with a clearance of 30 inches.
Ability to feel objects, such as textures, size, and shape and to determine temperature by touching.
Ability to grasp tools (manual as well as powered) and use them in accordance with a safe working manner so as not to injure oneself or fellow employees.
Sight capabilities to safely operate at arms length machinery and power and/or hand tools needed to accomplish the requirements of the job assignments for this position.

Responsibilities

Keep equipment and work area clean and orderly to Total Housekeeping Management and ISO standards.
Operate extruder machines and control panel.
Assist during changeovers.
Take measurements of pipe and report problems to Supervisor and Q.C.
Identify visual defects in pipe.
Operate forklift to take units out to yard and move supplies.
Accurately calculate and make required puller speed adjustments.
Cut Q.C. testing samples as required.
Make miscellaneous minor repairs to equipment.
Use safe work practices and report hazardous conditions.
Perform other miscellaneous jobs as directed.
Train inexperienced employees on the job.