Production Associate

Production Associate

Production Associate

FULL-TIME

$16/hr

Operate one or several of the following machinery and equipment:

- Duplex Extruder

- 3 roll calendar

- 4 roll calendar

- Slitter

- Cutter for rubberized cord

- Bead wire extruder (hexa and penta wires)

- Bead building machine

Duties could include:

- Setting up the machines with cord, wire, rubber compounds

- Manually placing final product into storage equipment

- Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments

- Set up and operate the Duplex extruding machine, 3 drum rubberizing machine, 4 drum rubberizing machine,

- Operate the slitter for cutting rubberized material and placing the cut material into storage equipment

- Clean, inspect, or lubricate equipment or perform routine maintenance or minor repairs on equipment.

- Clean work areas.

- Load machine hoppers with necessary materials

- Maintain an inventory of materials.

- Weigh and mix materials as required.

- Wind wires to the bead wire extruder

- Change bead wire wheels on bead wire extruder machine according to production line changes.

- Load machine hoppers with cord, using cranes, or load calendars with rubber compound

- Measure and examine extruded products in order to locate defects, and to check for conformance to specifications; adjust controls as necessary to alter products.

- Operate shearing mechanisms to cut rubberized cord to specified lengths and angle.

- Start machines and set controls to regulate air pressure, speed, and temperature, and to synchronize speed of extrusion.

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Schedule

Shift start: 2:30PM or 10:00PM
Shift length: 8 - 10 hours
Sunday night through Thursday night or Monday through Friday - Some Friday nights/Saturdays (2 per month)

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision insurance - available after 30 days
• Paid time off
• 401(k) plan

Qualifications

• Must pass drug screen (cannabis included)
• Must pass background check
• Can lift 50 lbs
• Must be at least 18+ years old

High manual dexterity and problem-solving ability
Hands-on approach/mechanically inclined
Good communications skills
Work safely with knifes
Good physical condition (occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs.)
Detail-oriented and quality minded

About Trelleborg

Trelleborg is a provider of engineered polymer solutions that seal, damp, and protect critical applications. Trelleborg is a publicly-traded company and is headquartered in Sweden.