Extrusion Press Operator III - 3rd shift

MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.); Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

MEC, a leading extrusion manufacturer, is seeking skilled operators to support manual or automatic material handling, stretcher setup for two-person operation, and quality checks using metrology tools. You will verify recipes and ensure accuracy of production parameters across multiple stations including Saw, Press, and DMS.

The role requires attention to safety, ability to read blueprints, and strong organizational skills to maintain records and support continuous production flow.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior extrusion experience in a manufacturing environment desirable.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload materials using controls for manual or automatic operation.
• Set up stretcher for two-person operation and ensure safety.
• Operate saw, change blades, and prepare for vision/quality checks.
• Coordinate extrusion process with press, tooling, and die changes to meet production targets.
• Lead production data recording, SPC checks, and maintain quality records.

Skills

Extrusion operations

Mechanical aptitude

Organizational skills

Blueprint reading

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

• Use controls to manually or automatically load and unload materials.
• Start and set up stretcher for two-person operation.
• Use metrology tools to perform quality checks, must understand profile print, and expectation of cosmetic allowable defect charts.
• Verify recipe for accuracy and make modifications as required.

Job Responsibilities

Stretcher

• Use controls to manually or automatically load and unload materials.
• Start and set up stretcher for two-person operation.
• Use metrology tools to perform quality checks, must understand profile print, and expectation of cosmetic allowable defect charts.
• Verify recipe for accuracy and make modifications as required.

Saw

• Safely operate the Saw and change saw blades.
• Perform control chart completion per procedures and identify samples as needed for vision/quality checks.
• Safely move baskets, sequencing baskets in preparation for aging oven in both manual and automatic mode.
• Troubleshoot equipment and scrap shear.
• Mark the front ends and end of orders, samples, and splits with the proper coding.

Press

• Understand different type of alloys and temperature, quenching, stretching, and aging practices required to reach desired mechanical properties.
• Coordinate and direct effective and efficient operation of press system through maximizing production up time and maximizing recovery through recommendations of optimum production parameters (recipes) to Extrusion Supervisor.
• Inspect all metal extruded for visual defects. Clearly mark any non-conforming or defective metal to alert appropriate personnel to remove and scrap. Immediately communicate quality issues to Extrusion Supervisor and operations.
• Set-up quench to include water and / or blocking as required or instructed.
• Ensure dies and tools are loading in boxes to achieve proper heating and to avoid no hot tools.
• Perform die changes and load dies into ovens proactively for order sequence.
• Prepare the next order information and/or tooling prior to the current jobs end. Be ready to keep the press line running.
• Understand cross section and die characteristics to maintain tolerance
• Safely and effectively use failure tool to remove billets from container.

DMS

• Perform daily TPMs as assigned - such as dummy block rotation; fill up lubrication systems, checking pit levels, checking, and replacing filters, checking probe function, conducting press alignment checks, etc.
• Report any downtime, troubleshoot errors, and communicate potential causes to team leader, plant services and/or engineering.
• Lead, train, rotate, assist as needed with other Profile Manufacturers between running press, finish saw and floating to maintain production, quality, or safety.
• Ensure accurate production data recording - billets run (alloy, cast number, length, count), SPC checks, samples, good pieces racked, pieces scrapped, and reasons are being enter into Computer System.

Job Skills Requirements

• Experience in all aspects of the extrusion operation including press operation, stretcher, sawyer, and oven tending.
• Mechanical Aptitude.
• Strong organizational skills to maintain work processes, records and report documentation.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, drawings, route sheets and understand tolerance calculations.

Educational Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three years related experience and/or training in much operation; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience Requirements

• Forklift certified with the ability to learn and be certified on the Combi lift.
• Prior extrusion experience in a manufacturing environment desirable.

Physical & Environmental Requirements

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts.
• The associate is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to very loud.
• Ability to perform occasional to frequent pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, twisting, crawling and/or reaching over a full work shift (8-12 hours).
• Ability to stand and/or walk constantly over a full work shift (8-12 hours).
• Physical demand often lifts light weight material. Rarely lifting/moving average weight (25-50lbs/11-27 kgs) material.