Night-Shift Extruder Operator: Wire Insulation & Line Setup

RSCC Wire & Cable LLC; East Granby (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Marmon Industrial Energy and Infrastructure, part of Marmon Holdings backed by Berkshire Hathaway, seeks an Extruder Operator in East Granby, CT. You will insulate bare wire conductors, set up the extrusion line, monitor for faults, and complete required documentation following instruction sheets and quality checklists.

The role is on a 3rd shift (11pm–7am), Mon–Fri. We emphasize safety, accuracy and teamwork, with equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the extrusion line and accessory equipment.
• Capable of setting up and operating the extruder to insulate bare wire conductors, both stranded and solid, of various sizes.
• Monitor for faulty machine operation, defective materials and/or process problems and communicate to the supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the extrusion line/equipment, including control panel(s), payoffs, takeups/traversing systems, capstans, spark testers, wire troughs, compound feed hoppers and wire accumulators or tensioning systems.
• Mount payoff reels, thread conductor through tensioners, wire accumulators, tensioning systems, metering capstans, head, wire troughs to takeups.
• Set gears, ratios and heats to required specifications.
• Set marker tapes, separator tapes or adhesives as specified.
• Attend to machine during operation, making adjustments to tension, line speed, O.D. and center as necessary.
• Verify conductor size, number of strands, lengths and required insulating compounds are correct.
• Complete workcenter documentation, including OD/wall charts, compound lot records, length sheets, traveler reel tags, traceability sheets/tags and labor reporting sheets.

Skills

Extrusion line knowledge

Setup & operation

Quality monitoring

Documentation

Job description

Marmon Industrial Energy and Infrastructure, part of Marmon Holdings backed by Berkshire Hathaway, seeks an Extruder Operator in East Granby, CT. You will insulate bare wire conductors, set up the extrusion line, monitor for faults, and complete required documentation following instruction sheets and quality checklists.

The role is on a 3rd shift (11pm–7am), Mon–Fri. We emphasize safety, accuracy and teamwork, with equal opportunity employment.