Continuous Extruder Floater - D Shift - (7:30pm - 7:45am 4 on / 4 off)

NGK Ceramics; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 26,174 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

NGK Ceramics is looking for a Continuous Extruder Floater for D Shift in Mooresville, NC. This full-time position involves operating and monitoring the extrusion and pugging processes for ceramics manufacturing, ensuring product quality and safety.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and must be able to complete job training. Experience in manufacturing/warehousing is preferred, and qualifications such as CRC Bronze level or higher are required.

Qualifications

• Must complete all required job training.
• Six-month manufacturing/warehousing experience or equivalent.
• CRC Bronze or above.

Responsibilities

• Operates and monitors the extrusion and pugging processes.
• Adjusts machine settings and performs start-up procedures.
• Operates, monitors, and adjusts the extrusion process.

Skills

Customer Focus

Environmental Awareness and Compliance

Functional & Technical Expertise

Integrity and Accountability

Safety Orientation

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Continuous Extruder Floater - D Shift

Job Category: Production

Requisition Number: CONTI002946

Full‑Time

Rate: $19.67 USD per hour

Location

Mooresville, NC 28115, USA

Position Summary

Operates and monitors the extrusion and pugging processes, which are integral procedures in the manufacturing of dried, formed products. Those products are supplied to the kiln area where they are fired in kilns, in which ceramic products are produced that meet the required specifications and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Completes the GHCM set‑up; checks/resets the batch, work count, and total count settings located on the GHCM control panel; and records the settings on the Extrusion Activities Log Sheet.
• Adjusts cradle kicker, cradle supply, first transfer, and cradle feeder settings; confirms the adjustments by visual verification of proper operations; and performs the die holder assembly procedures according to established instructions.
• Performs the power‑up/start‑up procedures according to approved instructions.
• Operates, monitors and adjusts the extrusion process; observes, detects and reacts to visual defects in the extruded product and takes the appropriate counter‑measures as described in the Process Adjustment Plan.
• Obtains weight samples at the beginning of each travel ticket; marks the weight on the product and on the travel ticket; and inputs the information at the APICS terminal.
• Removes and cleans machine components such as dies, masking plates, and spacers; enters process data into the SPC software; maintains the extruder information board with data gathered from the die travel ticket and from the actual tooling in use.
• Removes and tags any formed material exhibiting contamination; and moves material to the confinement area; collects aomodori into designated totes, following established procedures for collecting, packing and palletizing.
• Performs necessary change‑over procedures according to established work instructions; records all die adjustments during a production run onto the Die Adjustment Sheet.
• Works safely by avoiding forklifts, staying clear of forklift doors, using personnel doors when entering or exiting the buildings, and safely using overhead hoists.
• Participates in PM, MMOL, and G5S activities as needed.
• Follows all EMS procedures, including the disposal of waste and used materials.
• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Required Competencies

Customer Focus; Environmental Awareness and Compliance; Functional & Technical Expertise and Computer Skills; Integrity and Accountability; Organizational Awareness; Respect and Humility; Safety Orientation; Teamwork.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Must be able to successfully complete all required job training.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Six‑month manufacturing/warehousing experience or equivalent.
• CRC Bronze or above.

Required Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend work instructions.
• Ability to communicate information in one‑on‑one and small‑group situations to other employees of the organization.

Required Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers and decimals.

Required Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to reach with hands or arms.
• Occasionally required to walk.
• Required to have 20/20 vision (natural or corrected).
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and airborne particles.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Safety Requirements / PPE

• Safety shoes must be worn while on NGK property.
• Safety glasses or goggles may be required while performing certain job duties.
• Task‑appropriate gloves may be required while performing certain job duties.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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