Technical Extrusion Operator

Prysmian Group•Taunton, MA

1d•$26 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

CV (Continuous Vulcanization) Often referred to as CV, continuous vulcanization lines are a continuous, in-line process whereby a wire with an extruded covering is applied and then passed through a tube containing the temperatures and pressures necessary to complete vulcanization. Vulcanization is the process of extruding a rubber or rubber-like (thermoset) compound on a wire under high pressure in a uniform, seamless, close-fitting tube. The covered wire then continues into a vulcanizing chamber, where the insulation is vulcanized continuously under high pressure and temperature control.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience is preferred but not required, as the associate will be trained to perform the necessary tasks.

Responsibilities

Associates will receive firsthand training from our most experienced operators on how to safely and efficiently run machinery to produce our various wires and cables.
This training will persist until the associate has become experienced with machine operations, computer data logging, and basic inventory control and has safely performed these tasks and met the company’s standards of operation.
Associates will collaborate with peers and managers in teams to increase efficiency and work toward company goals.
The associate will be expected to be able to lift a minimum of twenty-five to fifty pounds and spend many hours sitting or standing in an environment that can sometimes reach high levels of heat and sound.
Associates are required to speak, read, and write using basic English for communication with peers and managers, and when team building exercises occur, so that no one is excluded.