Extrusion Job Description
Extrusion Duties & Responsibilities
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Extrusion Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Extrusion
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Education for Extrusion
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Employers hiring for the extrusion job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Technical, Education, Science, Manufacturing, Associates, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Business
Skills for Extrusion
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Extrusion Examples
Extrusion Job Description
- Identify, justify and implement capital projects for the extrusion area while managing to the project timeline and budget
- Develop competencies of the Operators, Leads, Supervisors, Maintenance Technicians, through technical expertise, guidance, support, coaching, counseling, and leadership and aligning them with the extrusion best practices
- Ensure our process management systems, maintenance systems, recipe and recipe adherence systems are in control and meeting standards
- Perform product/process analysis in the extrusion and supporting areas to identify continuous improvement opportunities and implement changes for safety, quality, cost reduction and efficiency
- Facilitate comprehensive problem solving ability with equipment, process controls, recipes, to drive problems to root cause
- Implement and direct all phases of extrusion areas capital projects to provide new or upgraded processes and/or equipment
- Coordinate with other Kawneer extrusion facilities to develop and implement standardized extrusion best practice equipment and processes
- Troubleshoot both equipment and extrusion processes
- Devise and implement preventative, total productive and predictive maintenance plans to drive equipment reliability to best in class
- Develop solutions to repetitive failures and other maintenance problems and facilitate root cause analysis support for both electrical and mechanical systems
- Be recognized as an expert in the extrusion area and supporting processes, providing technical guidance to management, peers, operators, in areas of current or potential needs of the facility
- Train operators on new and existing extrusion processes and best practices
- Be responsible for daily interaction and communication of issue with manufacturing, maintenance, facilities personnel
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of both mechanical and electrical systems in order to have overall picture to combine or separate problems into base components
- Aluminum extrusion experience including isothermal extrusion control
- Experience in reliability excellence
Extrusion Job Description
- Encourages, assists, and participates in all Bemis North America Safety procedures and initiatives
- Assist operators will aid in all aspects of operation of Extrusion lines including change-overs, machine start-up, running and shut-down
- Order and maintain resin boxes to sustain a proper steady supply of resin for Extrusion machines
- Packaging rolls
- Cutting Cores
- Weigh and haul scrap
- Quality testing and maintaining production records
- BMS transactions
- Miscellaneous housekeeping duties
- Assists Lead Shift, Extrusion Operators and Extrusion Intermediate Operators across the department with operations complimentary to Extrusion operations
- Experience with the use of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
- Experience with Allen Bradley PLCs including troubleshooting and programming
- Forward thinking with experience driving for change that results in sustainable improvement
- One to two years experience working in a manufacturing environment is preferred
- Ability to use a tape measure accurately and do basic math skills
- Ability to convert fractions to decimals
Extrusion Job Description
- Performing initial development runs
- Developing stable and capable extrusion processes
- Generating all documentation associated with the process
- Performing all validation activities associated with the process
- Release of the process to the Production environment
- Reads and interprets blueprints and diagrams
- Adjusts machine settings to complete tasks accurately, according to specifications
- Able to accurately document and account for profiles
- Maintain department 6s standards
- Follow all safety standards/procedures including proper use of PPE
- Ability to read written instructions, production reports and common statistical data
- Comfortable with operating machinery
- Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and climb
- Ability to handle and manipulate tools and/or controls
- Work experience to include a minimum of 2 years in a manufacturing environment OR a min of 5 years combined work experience in a manufacturing, distribution and/or construction field with some forklift
- Stable work history to include no more than 3 jobs in the previous 5 years
Extrusion Job Description
- Able to read and interpret profile prints
- Possess general knowledge of tooling and ability to properly clean and maintain calibration systems
- Able to maintain machine running conditions and is familiar with all machine controls (extruder, & downstream)
- Ability to identify visual surface defects (i.e., sink lines, voids, contamination, ) and make good judgment calls on part quality
- General knowledge of woolpile weather stripping, insertion machines, and ability to achieve proper installation
- Produce a part that meets criteria of 1st piece inspection
- Proper completion of 1st Piece Inspection Report QC Check Sheets
- Must take a hands on role in problem solving
- Ability to set-up, start-up and produce different profiles that meet quality requirements
- May assist Foreman in decision making process and cover in absence
- Computer experience (Proficient SAP transactions, Optivision) prefer
- Walking (Constantly - 12 hours or more)
- Able to work well with others / self motivated
- Exposure to some solvent odors from the process involved with manufacturing plastic film
- Identify extrusion operations process improvements that can improve our business position
- Assist in identifying root cause analysis and determining corrective action
Extrusion Job Description
- Control dimensions to maintain pipe specifications with direct supervision
- Assist in production line start-up activities and changeovers
- Cut and band scrap as directed
- Maintain a clean, safe and orderly work area per established housekeeping standards
- Report any equipment malfunctions, product defects or unsafe conditions immediately
- Read and Understand SOP’s contained in Operator Manual
- Relieve and assist other operators as needed
- Work as a team with other personnel
- Follows all SAFETY rules per orientation
- Proper stacking of pipe in lifts
- Ability to meet physical requirements of the job including lifting, bending, stepping, twisting, (refer to job analysis)
- Excellent problem solving and equipment/process troubleshooting skills
- Bachelor's degree in either chemical engineering, polymer science, materials engineering, or mechanical engineering
- Team player is essential since all tasks will require close collaboration with co-workers
- Minimum one year of experience in a maintenance role in a manufacturing environment
- Minimum one year of experience in a leadership role