Extrusion Operator

Sealed Air Corporation; Louisville, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Employee discounts

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid elder care

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Sealed Air Corporation in Louisville, Kentucky is seeking an Extrusion Operator to help maintain material quality by continually adjusting gauges that control extruder speed, temperatures, pressures, and winder speeds.

This night-shift role (11 PM–7 AM, 2/2/3 rotating) offers $23.00 per hour plus $1.75 shift differential, and a benefits package including 401(k), health and dental insurance, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 1 year of manufacturing experience.
• Forklift experience.
• Must know process equipment, tooling, and procedures to set up, operate, and maintain equipment/work area in a safe, productive manner.
• Basic math, reading, mechanical, and analytical skills are required.
• High awareness of safety and ability to analyze and solve production facility problems.
• Frequent standing, walking, and bending.
• Pushing, pulling, lifting weights over 30 lbs.
• Eye/hand coordination.
• Previous experience with SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and distribute production job packets for all presses.
• Review production orders for completion and accuracy, and balance with production hours.
• Proficient in SAP to track performance rates and yields.
• Proficient in Excel to create trend charts for production metrics.
• Track safety engagements and update safety charts monthly.

Skills

Basic math

Reading

Mechanical skills

Analytical skills

Safety awareness

Stamina

Eye/hand coordination

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Company Description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

Job Description

Shift: Night
Schedule: 11 PM to 7 PM; 2/2/3 rotating schedule
Pay: $23.00
Shift differential: $1.75

Position Summary:
Extrusion Operators are responsible for maintaining the quality of material being produced by continual adjustments of gauges that control extruder speed, temperatures, pressures, and winder speeds.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and distribute all production job packets for all presses.
• Review all production orders for completion and accuracy, and ensure all orders arebalanced with respect to production hours.
• Proficient in SAP using several functions to track performance rates and yields.
• Proficient in Excel to create trend charts for Production metrics
• Track Safety engagements and update Safety charts monthly

Qualifications

• 1 year of manufacturing experience
• Forklift experience
• Must know process equipment, tooling, and procedures to set up, operate, and maintain equipment/work area in a safe, productive manner.
• Basic math, reading, mechanical, and analytical skills are required.
• High awareness of safety and ability to analyze and solve production facility problems.
• Frequent standing, walking, and bending.
• Pushing, pulling, lifting weights over 30 lbs.
• Eye/hand coordination.
• Previous experience with SAP Preferred

Benefits and Perks

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid elder care
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Additional Information

Requisition id:56867

Relocation:No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.