Extrusion Operator II — Yarn Quality on 12 Hour Shifts

Shaw Industries Group, Inc.; Andalusia (AL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401K

Job summary

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is seeking an Extrusion Operator II to run Model 95/8 equipment safely and efficiently, ensuring a high-quality yarn is produced per established procedures and specifications.

This role supports a 12-hour shift schedule with potential overtime, requiring attention to process variables, labeling, color changes, and quick repairs to maintain product quality and output.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Doffs and inspects all finished packages for defects, aspirating packages as required to insure a quality product.
• Applies a properly stamped label to each finished package and places on U-buggy/rail.
• Monitors equipment processing variables, finish applicators, etc., insuring a quality product is being produced, reporting any out of specification condition to supervision.
• Repairs breaks quickly and accurately using established procedures making any necessary repairs to the finished packages to ensure a quality product.
• Relieves adjacent operator performing only run and stop priority work during fill in time.
• Assists Technician and Blender Operator in making product/color changes based on shift schedule.
• Monitors product/lot production and notifies Blender Operator of impending lot completion and color change.
• Cleans jets and chambers as needed.
• Compares on hand labels to the shift schedule to insure that the lot, color, and denier agree.
• Stamps labels with operator stamp to identify operator of record.
• Discards all old labels.
• Pulls color samples as requested for lab testing.
• Keeps an adequate supply of numbered tubes at each position.
• Retrieves boxes of new tubes from the staging area as needed.
• Breaks down and disposes of empty tube boxes.
• Empties waste barrels at the end of shift and places near the scales for the Material Handler to weigh.
• Places non-conforming packages on the cordage U-buggy.
• Mops floor between lines at least once per shift.
• Picks up and places a shift schedule at end of line at start of shift.
• Builds and keeps an adequate supply of box lids and dividers for lines running direct pack.
• Insures all direct pack rails are properly labeled with correct lot number, denier, product number; and operator number and line number are marked on the box lid.
• Must be able to work rotating shifts, holidays, weekends, and overtime as required.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Job description

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is seeking an Extrusion Operator II to run Model 95/8 equipment safely and efficiently, ensuring a high-quality yarn is produced per established procedures and specifications.

This role supports a 12-hour shift schedule with potential overtime, requiring attention to process variables, labeling, color changes, and quick repairs to maintain product quality and output.