Senior Extrusion Technician - Process Expert for Production

Actalent; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 67,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2.5% bonus target

PTO + sick/personal leave

11-12 paid holidays

5% 401k match

Medical/dental/vision plan

Job summary

Actalent seeks a Senior Engineering Technician – Extrusions in Minnesota to provide advanced technical support for extrusion projects. You will set up, operate, troubleshoot, and optimize extrusion equipment across multiple machines, perform in-process testing, and ensure documentation accuracy while collaborating with engineers to deliver production-ready processes.

The role emphasizes transitioning projects into production, training personnel, and maintaining process stability to meet quality

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant technician experience.
• Demonstrated experience in tubing extrusion.
• Experience supporting the transition of engineering projects into full production.
• Ability to set up, operate, adjust, and troubleshoot extrusion equipment on multiple machines and processes.
• Strong skills in performing quality checks, identifying defects and size variations, and completing production documentation accurately.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency.
• Capability to create draft manufacturing documents, including work instructions, certification checklists, visual aids, and setup sheets.
• Solid understanding of cause-and-effect relationships in process development and process optimization.
• Strong problem-solving skills for resolving equipment issues and maintaining process stability.
• Effective communication skills to train manufacturing personnel and share process expertise with team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical support for engineering projects and act as a process expert.
• Set up, run, and adjust extrusion equipment according to standards on multiple machines and processes.
• Operate extruders and manage material handling, including weighing and staging raw materials, packaging, and sampling.
• Perform in-process testing and quality checks, examining product for defects and size variations, and complete production documentation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment problems to meet quality and efficiency targets.
• Create draft manufacturing documents (work instructions, checklists, visual aids, setup sheets) to record controls.
• Apply cause-and-effect understanding to improve extrusion performance and product quality.
• Provide training and guidance to manufacturing personnel on new processes.
• Deliver ongoing engineering support to optimize tooling and production processes.

Skills

Extrusion setup

Quality checks

Process development

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Training

Education

High school diploma

Two-year technical degree

Job description

Actalent seeks a Senior Engineering Technician – Extrusions in Minnesota to provide advanced technical support for extrusion projects. You will set up, operate, troubleshoot, and optimize extrusion equipment across multiple machines, perform in-process testing, and ensure documentation accuracy while collaborating with engineers to deliver production-ready processes.

The role emphasizes transitioning projects into production, training personnel, and maintaining process stability to meet quality