Extrusion Operator - Night Shift, $1 Premium + Bonus

Novolex; West Virginia; Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Well-being resources

Job summary

Novolex is hiring an Extrusion Operator Associate in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. Starting pay is $17.95 per hour with a $1 shift differential, weekly pay, and potential monthly bonus based on plant productivity.

Shift is 6:00pm–6:00am, with room for yearly wage increases and growth opportunities. The role involves setting up extrusion equipment, feeding material, measuring lengths and weights, operating forklifts, recording data, and maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in manufacturing, preferably in extrusion.
• Must be able to accurately input all formulas and recipes into a computer console.
• Ability to work in a team environment and provide support to other departments to meet production goals.

Responsibilities

• Tapes end of extruded article to reel spindle and starts machine that winds material onto revolving spindle.
• Measures extruded article with measuring wheel and cuts it to specified length, using a knife.
• Removes roll from spindle with a forklift and weighs roll on scale.
• Records length and weight on shipping tag.
• Saws scrap tubes and rods into lengths for grinding in hammer mill.
• May mix thermoplastic materials, according to formula, for feeding extrusion machine.
• Set up extrusion machine by inputting information into a computer console, set roll gaps to precise sizes, and ensures quality control is production grade.
• Monitor all extrusion machines to ensure that all working parts are in alignment.
• Troubleshoots all areas and working parts of the extrusion machine.
• Installs dies, mandrels, containers, heating coils, press tools, extrusion heads, and run out bridging in press, using hand tools.
• Regulates rate of extrusion to prevent metal rupture and adherence of metal to container walls.
• Record data, such as crew time, number of billets used, and items processed.
• Housekeeping daily.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skills

Extrusion

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Novolex is hiring an Extrusion Operator Associate in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. Starting pay is $17.95 per hour with a $1 shift differential, weekly pay, and potential monthly bonus based on plant productivity.

Shift is 6:00pm–6:00am, with room for yearly wage increases and growth opportunities. The role involves setting up extrusion equipment, feeding material, measuring lengths and weights, operating forklifts, recording data, and maintaining quality.