Extrusion Technician 2nd Shift

Cornerstone Building Brands•North Brunswick Township, NJ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Cornerstone Building Brands is seeking an Extrusion Technician for their 2nd shift operations. This role involves operating and maintaining extrusion machinery, diagnosing and resolving complex extrusion problems, and ensuring production meets quality and schedule requirements. The technician will also be responsible for training other associates, participating in process improvement initiatives, and maintaining a safe work environment. This is a permanent, full-time position.

Requirements

Experience with profile extrusion preferred.
Strong prioritization and multi-tasking capability.
Strong aptitude in problem-solving and process improvement.
Basic computer skills – Windows, MS Access, MS Excel.
Equipment maintenance experience.
Ability to articulate problems and solutions verbally.
Ability to read and comprehend written instructions and process procedures.
Ability and skills to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
Self-motivated and capable of managing stressful situations.
Ability to lift 50 pounds on a continual basis above shoulder height and below the waist.
Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.

Responsibilities

Assess situations to determine if issues are machine-related or process-related and take corrective action.
Efficiently work on non-conforming processes to bring them into specification.
Diagnose complex extrusion problems to resolve issues, including flow corrections.
Collaborate with supervisors, team leads, engineering, and maintenance to resolve complex issues.
Assist with production qualification runs, including capability assessment.
Participate in and support projects driven by business initiatives.
Provide training, instruction, and guidance to production associates.
Support, train, and assess associates' learned skills through the Pay for Skills program.
Ensure safe work practices and adherence to policies, and that co-workers are working safely and following safety policies.
Train new operators.
Identify and communicate appropriately when electrical/mechanical/technical support is needed.
Participate and sustain 5S activities.
Participate in and lead kaizen events, and sustain the improvements resulting from those events.
Maintain and develop back-up tooling and transition tooling into production.
Help develop and train associates.
Conduct and provide feedback where applicable for associates.
Set up and start up any profile for all machines in a work cell.
Tend to and operate machines in a work cell to produce required parts as determined by customer requirements and the production schedule.
Perform maintenance tasks as necessary.
Attend and participate in appropriate training and development programs.
Perform other duties across the plant as directed by supervision or management.
Assist crew lead and supervisor with the training and development of entry-level and senior-level operators.