Operator Extruder

- Operates the extruder and associated equipment to manufacture manual electrodes in accordance with specifications, work instructions, and safety requirements.

- Verifies chemical slugs, core wire color codes, and identification tags prior to and during production; loads materials into the extruder and hopper as required.

- Inspects electrodes for defects and monitors coating eccentricity at least once per minute, increasing frequency as needed during changes or adjustments.

- Makes mechanical adjustments and replaces worn parts, including feed rolls, extruder dies, belts, guide tubes, brush skinner components, and printer supplies.

- Performs changeovers on extruding and skinning equipment and clears drier jams as required to maintain production flow.

- Identifies, isolates, and processes rejected or nonconforming material in accordance with established procedures, including salvaging bare core wire when applicable.

- Use appropriate markers to identify operator changes, die changes, re-dried material, and other special production conditions.

- Reviews, understands, and follows all departmental procedures, work instructions, specifications, plant rules, Job Hazard Analyses, and environmental, health, and safety requirements.

- Maintains a clean and safe work environment and reports safety hazards, equipment issues, or concerns to the Production Team Lead or Shift Foreman.

- Assumes additional responsibilities as needed or directed by supervision.

- Must meet the prerequisite of training as an Electrode Boxer.

- Ability to read, write, and perform basic math to maintain production records.

- Mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve production issues.

- Safety- and quality-focused, with the ability to work with minimal supervision.

- Proficient in the use of extrusion-related equipment, including eccentricity gauges, printers, extruding work centers, and skinning equipment.