Line Operator - Lubbock, TX. - Day Shift
About The Position
The Line Operator works as part of a team to support a production line, operating, caring for, and maintaining extrusion equipment and helping improve machine performance. Key activities include process monitoring, minor maintenance, troubleshooting, and process improvement. The position reports to the Production Supervisor or Lead Operator at the manufacturing facility. The role involves 12-hour shifts, including weekend work. The company provides training in safety, equipment operation, and quality requirements. Travel is not usually required, though travel to other cities or manufacturing facilities may be needed for training or benchmarking.
Requirements
- Preferred candidates have a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Proficiency in reading, writing, and basic math related to the job, function, or assignment.
- Ability to use and interpret precision instruments, tools, machinery, and equipment.
- Ability to work safely in a production environment and physically perform job-related tasks and duties.
- Good organizational skills, including the ability to determine priorities, manage time, and multitask.
- Adherence to the Quality Policy and ISO 9001 procedural requirements.
- Initiative, adaptability, and communication skills.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or a non-U.S. citizen with legal status to reside and work in the U.S. for reasons other than practical training.
- Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
- Ability to work 12-hour shifts, including weekends.
- Ability to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, procedures, and housekeeping standards.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including a hard hat, safety glasses, and steel-toe footwear meeting ASTM F-2413-2005 standards in designated locations.
Nice To Haves
- Acceptable manufacturing experience; a higher starting wage may be considered.
Responsibilities
- Adjust controls to draw product into the specified diameter.
- Assist with changeovers on extrusion machines according to production line changes.
- Clean work areas.
- Load machine hoppers with mixed materials.
- Measure and examine extruded products for defects and conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary.
- Reel extruded products into rolls of specified lengths.
- Start machines and set controls for vacuum, air pressure, sizing rings, temperature, and synchronized extrusion speed.
- Document machine operating conditions and product measurements.
- Report major process changes to the Production Supervisor.
- Package product and move it to the staging area for quality control inspection.
- Perform other duties assigned by the Production Supervisor.
- Understand and put the SHE Principles into practice.
- Work closely with quality assurance, shipping personnel, and the Production Supervisor.
- Uphold safety policies, procedures, and housekeeping standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
