Tech 2, Operations Facilities Maintenance

1 Position- Hot Extrusion Technical Associate Actual Job Title-
Pay Rate- $ 21.00
No Drug Screening Required
Eye Exam Required
Candiates can start while background checks are pending.
Crimnal backgroud must be cleared before starting
High School or GED is required
2-3 year of manfacturing exprience minumum required
Job Enviroment Temperature varies based on outside temp and location in rubber dept.
Job exposure to chemical dust. Exposure to high temperature areas and equipment.
Work Schedule shift E shift 8a-8p 3 days on 2 days off 2 days on 3 days off. Rotating schedule.
Frenqently may need to push pull lift more that 50lbs unassited.
Stairs and steps used frenqently
Responsible for leading extrusion team and general operation
Self starter and team player

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Batch-Up Mixing Operations: Keep ingredient hoppers and oil systems supplies at proper levels. Supply minor ingredients to 2nd floor area for Banbury usage. Maintain necessary records for proper lot and batch traceability.

Banbury Operations: Set-up mixer and auxiliaries as required for a specific mix or formulation using tape or manual control. Inspect mixer to make sure all services are operating (i.e. lubricator cooling water dust collector air supply and process oil). Collect deficiencies and report any breakdown to supervisor. Supply rubber to in-feed conveyor load minor ingredients in mixer hopper at proper time. Monitor operation of automatic loading mixing and discharge system for any miscellaneous loads of ingredients. Record vital data in operating log provided. Operate hand and electrical trucks to move and relocate materials as necessary. Maintain daily machine downtime lo

Mill Operations: Inspect mill to make sure all services are operating i.e. safety stops lubricator and cooling water. Report any malfunction to Supervisor or Technician immediately. Operate mill as follows: allow batch of rubber to drop completely through mill rollers. Reload batch on mill cross blend as needed to obtain uniform dispersion of stock. Position mill knives and strip off batch to cooling system. Cut and deliver QC samples as required. Maintain batch and/or lot history documentation; label all samples with correct identification. Maintain dip tank for the cooling conveyor system. Assist batch-off operator in maintaining of production standard for rubber stock and batch-off cooling unit. Perform required PMs.

Extrusion Operations: Set-up Extruder to produce pellets as set-up in standards and specifications. Check the slurry contents as per standards. Monitor extruding and pelletizing operation to standard set-up. Report any problems to Supervisor/Lead. Load totes with pellets on skid for transfer to cold room. Perform general Preventative Maintenance tasks.

Regrind Operations: Set-up maintain and operate regrind equipment and all auxiliary processes (washer granulator conveyors). Monitor incoming waste material to be processed for correct identification and separation by compound type. Perform particle size analysis of regrind materials per provided test methods. Assign and maintain lot history documentation of all regrind material. Monitor and maintain first in first out staging and storage of all incoming waste and outgoing regrind materials. Monitor and document liquid nitrogen supply and usage. Perform line clearances and required GMP cleaning.