Extrusion Operator I - 3rd shift

Job Description

Job Description

Extrusion Operator 3rd Shift

Join Americhem as a third-shift Extrusion Operator and help produce non-complex color compounds safely and efficiently. You will set up, operate, monitor, troubleshoot, clean, and maintain extrusion and pelletizing equipment while following product specifications and procedures. You will work under the direction of the team leader or Level 3 co-workers.

Location

Morrisville, PA

Employment type

Non-exempt

Shift

3rd shift, Sunday-Friday, 11:30 p.m.-8:00 a.m.

Training

Must be able to train on 1st shift

Pay

Starting at $21 per hour, plus a $1.75 shift differential

About the Role

The Extrusion Operator processes products from non-complex color compounds according to specifications and procedures. The role includes setting up, operating, and tending extruding machines used in production.

What You Will Do

Put safety first by making sound safety decisions, following procedures, watching out for yourself and others, contributing to safety improvements, and participating in safety programs.

Transport materials, tools, and equipment safely between work and storage areas using hoists, carts, dollies, or other equipment.

Start each assignment by checking the work assignment board for the campaign number, verifying product identification, and retrieving the work binder and labor sheet with specifications.

Prepare the work area for compound production by retrieving the color mix and selecting the correct die, screw, and cutting blade.

Work with the team leader or a Level 3 co-worker to determine machine setup by reviewing and following the product specifications on the labor sheet.

Set up or change over the extruder by setting the feed rate and temperature, entering specifications on the extruder screen, attaching the correct die, and attaching the correct blade to the pelletizer.

Set up the extruder screen by entering the specification number and campaign number and setting the water temperature for the Gala.

Complete work order specifications by installing, replacing, and changing machine parts and attachments.

Use a tow motor to lift the color pot to the platform, place it in the proper slot, and add the color mix to the feeder.

Produce compound samples to specification using extruders, scales, feeders, classifiers, pelletizers, dies, visual display units, dials, calibrators, and other production equipment, devices, and instruments.

Under the guidance of the team leader or a Level 3 co-worker, run compound through the extruder to the pelletizer, through the Gala or cooling trough, through sizing screens, and into a shipping container to create pellets.

Check pellet quality under the guidance of the team leader or a Level 3 co-worker by pressing a sample to confirm there is no salt-and-pepper mix of light and dark pellets.

Reprocess pellets that do not meet color specifications by placing them in the tumbler to remix and rerunning them through the injection-molding or extruder machine.