Extrusion Operator - Mid-West Forge Corporation

Overview: The Extrusion Operator sets up and operates an extrusion machine in accordance with established procedures, guidelines, and customer requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accurately manufactures quality parts to customer specifications and tolerances adjusting as needed.
• Safely loads robot, changes program, and resets faults.
• Monitors robots to ensure parts are stacking properly, resetting programs as needed and monitoring changes.
• Works with the loader assigned to unit when robot is down.
• Provides training to all employees assigned to the unit.
• Performs job changes on assigned unit.
• Maintains records of job changes, downtime or machine adjustments needed to produce parts to company/customer specifications.
• Monitors and refills coater tanks per work instructions.
• Removed tags from pallets on the stock conveyor before they get to the robot.
• Monitors the condition of the material, heat, and part number on the stock conveyor.
• Watches for heat changes.
• Prepares tooling prior to job changes.
• Calls Maintenance with equipment problems.
• Makes checks on the Ultrasonic inspection machine and records on appropriate form.
• Runs required SPC samples and records data on the SPC charts fill out the required SPC charts.
• Notifies supervisor when SPC sample is out of specification.
• Ensures that Loader has all necessary and related safety equipment needed when a load is used.

• Maintains coverage through lunches, breaks and shift changes.

• Reports any problems either mechanical or safety to supervisor as soon as possible.
• Cleans work area, machines, tools, and equipment.
• Follows all safety and plant rules and regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• One to three months’ related experience and/or training preferred.

Key Competencies

Communication Skills:

• Ability to read and write simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively report relevant data and job specific information as needed.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to perform basic mathematics.

Computer Skills:

• Ability to navigate basic technology including but not limited to the use of digital self-service platforms, time clocks and other systems where applicable.

Additional Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience in manufacturing environments or a mechanical aptitude
• Satisfactory completion of Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test
• Required to use the 2-way radio and exhibit good communication skills.

Physical Demands:

• Stand, walk, push, pull, squat, bend, and reach during shifts.
• Must be able to operate and use a crane, pallet jack or other devices.

• Must be able to regularly lift and or move up to 75 lbs.
• Tolerate potentially extreme temperature fluctuations impacted by weather and machinery.
• Acclimate to high noise and vibration levels in workspaces.
• Wear and adhere to all PPE guidelines including hard hats, protective eye wear, ear plugs, and approved footwear with metatarsal and steel toe safeguards.

Work Environment:

The Extrusion Operator will work within our production facility which often involves proximity to heat, noise, debris, conveyance systems and other potentially dangerous equipment. The Extrusion Operator will encounter high levels of floor and overhead traffic due to material transportation throughout the facility which can cause high levels of vibration and airborne disturbances.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status or disability.