EXTRUSION OPERATOR

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for producing Oriented Polypropylene film. Primary job responsibilities are to safely operate extrusion equipment; effectively manage incoming resin; monitor operating conditions and the orientation process to produce a high quality product; effectively troubleshoot operability and quality issues; process base sheet rolls. Using time efficiently, they proactively take advantage of opportunities to help meet production goals by assisting teammates on the orientation lines as needed.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet Safety, Quality, Productivity and Teamwork standards
• Proactively involved in identifying safety hazards and recommending solutions
• Consistently follow all safety requirements.
• Regularly perform all housekeeping tasks.
• Understand ISO and customer requirements
• Meter resin according to batch instructions and knowledge of resin mixes and film types.
• Recognize non-conforming, out-of-spec parameters and product
• Utilize basic trouble shooting skills for quality and operability issues.
• Monitor speed of dies, rolls and ovens, adjust as needed
• Communicate information to others in relation to the job.
• Document process parameters

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

• High School Graduate or GED
• Able to perform in a team environment
• Good oral/written communication
• Ability to add, subtract and multiply simple numbers
• Computer literate in Microsoft Word and Excel
• 1 year extrusion experience
• Working knowledge of oriented Polypropylene and extrusion process

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary responsibilities or essential functions of the job.