Minigrip - EXTRUSION OPERATOR C

Inteplast Group•Seguin, TX

About The Position

Perform routine operations related to operating and adjusting extrusion machines to safely produce quality tubing. Duties are performed according to the prescribed schedule, Plant Manager instructions, standardized procedures, and written product specifications. The role operates polyethylene blown-film extrusion lines and related conveying, winding, and inline printing equipment to produce integral-zipper plastic tubing. It also involves routine quality checks, equipment adjustments, recordkeeping, minor troubleshooting, and material handling.

Requirements

Basic understanding of machine operations and adjustments.
Good technical skills, with some background in a mechanical field.
Good attendance and work habits.
Good communication skills.
Consistent, dependable attendance and willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.
Ability to effectively manage job-related stress and foster productive workplace interactions.
Willingness to work a 2-2-3 schedule with planned day/night rotation and 12-hour shifts.
Willingness to routinely lift 30 pounds.
Willingness to push with 35 pounds of force for 350 feet.
Willingness to move large empty spools 10 feet and place them on a platform 4 feet high.

Responsibilities

Set up, operate, and adjust multiple polyethylene blown-film extrusion lines with conveying and winding equipment to produce integral-zipper plastic tubing.
Work from production goals, standards, schedules, manuals, detailed specifications, and consultations with relevant departments and personnel.
Ensure raw materials and other requirements are available and requisition needed items.
Assist in selecting and training new team operators.
Relieve team members during lunches and breaks and provide technical assistance as needed.
Work with the shift supervisor and team members to establish and meet production, scrap, and quality goals.
Calculate daily production totals and quality results.
Maintain production, quality, and equipment records.
Audit quality tests using electronic machines and visual inspections to ensure product conforms to close tolerances.
Evaluate deviations from specifications and assist in deciding whether to adjust equipment or shut down the line and scrap defective product.
Perform routine die changes, changeovers, string-ups, shutdowns, and startups.
Troubleshoot equipment and process difficulties, perform minor mechanical repairs and adjustments, and report mechanical or electrical problems to maintenance.
Use quality-testing equipment and tools, including a shadowgraph machine, electronic micrometer, Chatillon machine, slitter, ruler, and hand tools.
Operate an electric lift table and pallet jacks.
Follow company policies and safety rules and regulations.
Maintain housekeeping of work areas and equipment.
Complete skid tickets and move materials as needed or directed.
Operate multiple inline print presses alongside other machines and perform routine maintenance and cleaning of the presses.
Perform other duties as requested by management.