Job Summary:
Operator extrudes pellets in the color compound department and helps maintain daily operations. Will achieve high quality, efficiency and low cost productivity.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Pull component material and set up on machine by specification
- Quality control will provide process specification
- Operator is responsible for the machine being set up correctly
- Feed the component material through the color compound machine
- Responsible for putting in the pellet bin
- Fill out all process specification sheets for the lines
- Monitor all side barrels for contamination
- Monitor shakers and bins for uncut pellets
- Review all Maguire setups
- Monitor lines for breakouts
- Rerun all side barrels with color
- Clean area and wipe down lines and Maguires
- Other Duties assigned by management
- Keep the Supervisor or Department Manager appropriately informed of equipment issues or any concerns
Performance Expectations (if applicable):
- Must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time
- Must be able to tolerate extreme hot or cold temperatures
- Must be safety oriented
- Ability to multi-task
- Must be able to work flexible hours
Experience/Education Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
Other Requirements:
- Must maintain LTO certification
- Utilize all PPE required