Precision Extrusion Operator

MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.); Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.) in Fond du Lac, WI seeks a fabrication/extrusion operator to monitor extrusion lines, run stretchers, and maintain quality checks. The role requires forklift experience and the ability to read blueprints.

You will cut extrusions, document work orders, and support multiple departments as needed. The position involves use of calipers, micrometers, and other measuring tools, with 8–12 hour shifts in a mechanical environment.

Qualifications

• Reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings, and route sheets.
• Experience using measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, feeler gauges.
• Ability to read job instructions and operate related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Monitors extrusion on cooling table and operates stretchers as instructed.
• Performs quality checks on extruded parts, understanding drawings/blueprints.
• Cuts extrusions to specified lengths and stacks for the next operation.
• Prepares documentation including work orders and travelers with accurate data.
• Maintains records and production documentation like reports and charts.
• Assists other departments (fabrication, anodizing, packing) as needed.
• Forklift training and operation as required.
• Operates loader to place billets into storage/billet furnace.
• Differentiates alloy types and billet sizes for operation.
• Assists press operator with setup, die changes, and cleanup using PPE.
• Keeps work area and tools organized (6S).

Skills

Read blueprints/drawings

Operate stretchers

Interpret route sheets

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Feelers gauges

Calculators

Job description

MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.) in Fond du Lac, WI seeks a fabrication/extrusion operator to monitor extrusion lines, run stretchers, and maintain quality checks. The role requires forklift experience and the ability to read blueprints.

You will cut extrusions, document work orders, and support multiple departments as needed. The position involves use of calipers, micrometers, and other measuring tools, with 8–12 hour shifts in a mechanical environment.