Extruder Operator

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact.

That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more,

Shift: Night

Shift Premium Amount: $1.00

Pay Rate: $24.00

• Lead and help direct activities of all personnel in the extruder department with guidance from Extruder Manager.
• Monitor or operate extruders to minimize downtime or disruption of schedule. Work from a generated schedule to maintain a correct raw material and film inventory. Generate work orders, and make decisions as to the sequence of setups and processes within recognized methods and procedures. Assist the production control personnel in Keyser and Garfield to maintain film requirements.
• Obtain work instruction and follow prescribed procedures to set or monitor a limited number of barrel, auger, extruder and related forming/winding controls such as pressure, speed, tension, and heat. Move and position nip rollers, winder shafts, and hot knives as required for proper operation. Give direction on scrap and repro recovery. Make sure containers are in a proper feed position. Perform all necessary machine adjustments including die adjustments, blender settings, etc.
• Operate equipment or monitor continuing operations to maintain proper flow of raw and scrap film material and forming, cutting, and winding operations. Enter and record completed work; make tolerance and/or measurement checks as required. Identify and inspect material, weigh, and place in designated storage or work area.
• When required, assist maintenance in installation and testing of new or existing equipment. Will perform other similar or related duties as assigned or directed, including cleaning machinery and work areas.
• Advise supervision or maintenance of malfunctions resulting in defective material, i.e. Wrinkles, gels, blocking, port lines, splits, discoloration or other related problems. Complete and enter all machine problem areas using the correct maintenance forms and procedures. Ability to provide technical assistance of extrusion operation.
• Maintain and update assigned records. Assure that time and production information is properly recorded on required forms. Access and maintain work instructions as prescribed by the ISO 9001:2000 standards to achieve customer satisfaction in quality and production requirements.
• Ability to fill-in and perform all extruder job classifications within the department. Follow all prescribed safety rules. Perform other similar or related duties as assigned.
• Ensure there is coverage within the department by monitoring the department vacation schedule that is maintained by supervision and contact department personnel when openings need covered.

Education:

High School Diploma.

Experience:

Manufacturing Plant. Climate Controlled.

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid elder care
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Requisition

Relocation:

No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age,…