Extrusion Technician/Set-up
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Industrial Maintenance
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Summary
This position coordinates the activities and employees of the assigned work area/machine under the direct supervision of the shift supervisor, in association with the Plant Manager.
Extrusion Technician/set-up.
Summary
This position coordinates the activities and employees of the assigned work area/machine under the direct supervision of the shift supervisor, in association with the Plant Manager.
N-K Manufacturing Technologies, LLC, a leader in automotive injection molding and extrusion for over 25 years, has received significant new contracts resulting in immediate employment opportunities for an extrusion technician/set-up.
Starting at $22.00 an hour
N-K Offers An Excellent Wage And Benefit Package
Benefits include health/dental/vision/STD/LTD, PTO, ten paid holidays, and 401(k) with employer match.
Essential Job Functions
- Performs assigned duties and acts in a manner that adheres to company safety policies and practices.
- Prepare tools, equipment and required purge materials for change-over in addition to inspecting all parts for set up.
- Tear down dies and downstream equipment from previous production run.
- Cleans machines, dies, and other essential equipment needed in the extrusion process.
- Installs new die, set up line equipment/presses for next production run, and perform new product trials.
- Ensure proper material and equipment in place; input specifications into computer to run the lines.
- Run line and inspect output; fine tune to ensure quality product that meets specifications and proper operation of equipment.
- Complete required paperwork and documentation and communicates line conditions to appropriate leadership.
- Helps to ensure that all auxiliary machinery and equipment is clean and free of oil and grease on surfaces. Machinery and equipment include, but not limited to:
- Water chillers.
- Air compressors.
- Special trimming and de-flash equipment.
- Material loading equipment material grinding equipment.
- Machine shop equipment.
- Assists in the proper cleanup and disposal of waste material and oil spills.
- Removes scrap plastic on and around auxiliary machines.
- Removes film buildup on gate and conveyor surfaces.
- Assist Maintenance technicians when required.
- Maintains a clean, safe, and organized work area.
- Displays teamwork and effort in performance of all duties.
- Performs all other duties as assigned or modified.
- At least 3 years’ experience with Sheet and Profile extrusion process or related experience, preferably within the plastics or automotive industry.
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to enter Production Date into computer monitoring system.
- All positions require high school diploma equivalent or higher.
- Ability to work overtime and weekends required.
- Experience with Plex Systems a plus.
- Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
- Employment type
Full-time
- Job function Other
- Industries Plastics Manufacturing
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