Production Operator- 4.5 CV (Extrusion)

MarmonIEI; Granby (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Marmon Industrial Energy and Infrastructure in East Granby, CT, is hiring a Production Operator for the 3pm–11pm shift. The role supports extrusion lines, sets up equipment, monitors performance, and ensures quality and traceability across wire insulation processes.

You will follow MITs, maintain documentation, perform adjustments, and communicate issues to the supervisor. Equal opportunity employer; email [e-mail] with the title and location.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of extrusion line/equipment including control panels, payoffs, takeups, capstans, spark testers, wire troughs, and accumulators.
• Mount payoff reels and thread conductor through tensioners and related systems; ensure correct tips, dies and print wheel.
• Set gears, ratios and heats to specifications; attach tapes or adhesives as required.
• Attend to machine during operation; adjust tension, line speed, OD and centering as needed; change reels as required.
• Follow manufacturing instruction sheets, quality checklists and process setup sheets; verify conductor size, strands and insulation.
• Complete workcenter documentation: OD/wall charts, lot records, length sheets, traveler tags and labor reports.
• New duties may be added to meet business needs; this is a 2nd shift (3pm-11pm), Monday–Friday.

Job description

## Production Operator- 4.5 CV (Extrusion)Applylocations: East Granby, CTtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR0000045002Marmon Industrial Energy and InfrastructureAs a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.A qualified Extruder Operator has knowledge of the extrusion line and accessory equipment, is capable of setting up and operating the extruder to insulate bare wire conductors, both stranded and solid, of various sizes. The operator understands and performs all tasks in conformance with technical instruction sheets, posted general instructions, verbal instructions, and completes required documentation. The operator is expected to monitor for and detect faulty machine operation, defective materials and/or process problems and communicate to the supervisor.**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:**1) 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.2) Mount payoff reels, thread conductor through tensioners, wire accumulators, tensioning systems, metering capstans, head, wire troughs to takeups. Ensure proper selection of tips, dies and print wheel (if required).3) Set gears, ratios and heats to required specifications.4) Set any marker tapes, separator tapes or adhesives as specified.5) Attend to machine during operation, making adjustments to tension, line speed, O.D. and center as necessary. Change payoff and takeup reels as required.6) Perform extrusion line tasks in conformance with manufacturing instruction sheets (MIT), Quality checklist, the safe work practice summary and the process setup sheets. Verify conductor size, number of strands, lengths and required insulating compounds are correct.7) Complete workcenter documentation, including OD/wall charts, compound lot records, length sheets, traveler reel tags, traceability sheets/tags and labor reporting sheets.These are the general duties required to fulfill the Extruder Operator job description, not a detailed description of all work required. New duties and responsibilities may be required to meet the changing demands of the business.This is a 2nd (3pm-11pm) M-F position.Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to [e-mail], and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.