Located in San Marcos, CA
Pay: $23.50hr
Job Full Description
The ideal operator has:
- Experience setting up and running machines with adjustable parameters such as speed, temperature, pressure, and fluid flow.
- Proven progression from trainee/novice to independent operator, requiring minimal supervision.
- Hands-on experience stabilizing processes by making real-time adjustments during unstable operation.
- Familiarity with process tooling (dies, guides, etc.), including setup, changeover, cleaning, and basic measurement.
- Skilled use and care of hand tools (wrenches, pliers, hex keys) and measuring instruments (calipers, scales, dial gauges).
- Experience performing manual product quality inspections using hand measurement tools.
- Ability to complete production paperwork and enter data into computer systems.
- Comfortable performing basic math for machine setup, adjustments, and in-process quality checks.
- Demonstrated learning and skill advancement through training, qualifications, promotions, or operation of multiple processes.
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Job Qualifications:
- We are seeking candidates with hands-on experience operating industrial machinery—not simple part assembly roles.
- Must be able to read and comprehend specific Shop Order requirements.
- Basic math skills are required to determine inside diameter, wall thickness and length of product to meet customer requirements.
- Must be mechanically inclined in order to understand how an extrusion machine operates and flexible in order to react to manufacturing variables which might arise.
- This person should be a detail oriented individual, who has a great deal of patience, as the cleaning operations of this department are demanding.
- This operator may be required to bend, twist and lift 50 to 75 pounds when performing his/her duties.
Job Duties:
- Extrusion Operators produce product by carefully blending raw materials per the San Marcos (Shop
Order) instructions, raw material “Formula” requirements and the “Pellet Mixer”setting procedure.
- Operator controls raw materials by receiving Lot numbers from San Marcos Quality Assurance releases and the correct amount of raw materials from stores for the assigned Shop Order.
- Sets mixer to predetermined feed as established for material type and color.
- Sets speed, heat, and take-up equipment per predetermined standard for material type and size.
- Selects and sets extrusion dies to precise tolerances in order to produce proper sized tubing according to customer requirements as described in the Shop Order.
- Thoroughly and meticulously cleans the dies, filters and chambers of previous material to prevent contamination.
- Maintain Quality Standards by verifying weight and contents of raw materials. Conduct in-process
batch inspections. Documents all process events and approves product for next step in manufacturing process.
- Examines and records any and all electronic or mechanical variations with the processing of shop
orders.
- Maintain inventories of all filters, dies, inks, thinners, printing dies, various extrusion equipment and
spare parts in order to run continuously.
Schedule: 2nd shift, 2pm-11pm {Must be willing to train on 1st shift}
San Diego (North), CA
2292
1800 Thibodo Road
Suite 100
Vista, CA 92081
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