EXTRUSION OPERATOR

Toray•Shelbyville, IN

About The Position

The Plastics Extrusion Operator supports production by cleaning, assembling, setting up, and operating plastics extrusion machinery and associated upstream and downstream equipment, including feeders, bins, mixers, pelletizers, classifiers, airlocks, and silos. The operator handles, weighs, bags, packs, moves, and stages raw materials and finished products; provides production samples for quality-control testing; assists with employee training; and maintains essential paper and electronic records. Work must follow company procedures and product specifications, with attention to personal and team safety.

Requirements

On-the-job training is provided; all processes and procedures must be performed safely and followed.
Ability to repeatedly lift 50 pounds.
Ability to push or pull 1,500 pounds using a wheeled cart or conveyor rollers.
Ability to work required mandatory overtime.
Ability to stand for extended periods, potentially up to eight hours.
Ability to handle 55-pound paper bags for extended periods and ascend and descend multiple flights of stairs over an eight-hour period to operate equipment or load raw materials into holding bins.
Oral and written communication, basic computer, math, interpersonal, organizational, and teamwork/cooperation skills.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED (preferred but not required).
Experience operating a forklift.
Manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Clean, set up, and operate plastics-processing machinery and related equipment according to procedures, including loading and unloading materials, operating computer-controlled panels, performing simple maintenance, and maintaining a clean work area.
Weigh and document pigments, additives, and raw materials, and return materials to the appropriate locations.
Transport raw materials, finished products, and other substances to assigned locations in the warehouse and production areas, coordinating with warehouse, production, and quality-control teams.
Provide samples from current production lines to the Quality Control Lab and communicate with supervisors, leads, and quality-control technicians.
Prepare packages and pack raw materials and finished products for transport to the appropriate destination when necessary.
Accurately prepare and maintain reports, records, and logs in paper and electronic formats, and distribute them to appropriate individuals.
Maintain pigment and additive inventories, calculate quantities accurately, and communicate with the Materials Controller.
Assist in training new employees and communicate effectively with trainees.
Measure departmental performance according to company standards and document and administer the process accurately.
Apply company mission and values in daily decisions and interactions; cooperate with the team and participate in continuous-improvement initiatives.
Follow department and company procedures and policies.
Stop production when necessary to correct product-quality problems.
Perform other duties as assigned.