Extrusion Profile Technician Nights

Position Summary 

Successful Profile Technicians enjoy the challenges of working in a fast paced, team-oriented environment while safely completing the processes associated with manufacturing order specific profiles beginning with our raw materials, handling quality checks, and then packaging the finished product.

Hiring Shifts: 2nd and 3rd 8-hours shifts Monday to Friday; 12-hour overnight shifts with every other weekend off.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

·         Ensure correct materials in appropriate quantities are supplied to the production lines.

·         Can successfully complete line/equipment start up.in a timely manner.

·         Possess the ability to perform color and tool changeover while operating profile lines with established procedures.

·         Perform quality checks to meet client specifications for color, pattern, length, and width.

·         Perform regular daily and weekly equipment preventative maintenance (PM’s) such as, inspections, care, cleaning of equipment.

·         Ability to compare colors and patterns quickly and accurately while promoting quality accuracy and thoroughness in measurement for data recording.    

·         Complete adjustments to production lines in order to maintain adherence to customer specification, quality standards, and productivity of lines including both equipment and process adjustments.

• Complete and accurate documentation of production, scrap, run conditions, and other key data.

·         Troubleshoot equipment and process issues.

·         Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.

·         Ability and desire to work in a team-based environment where decision making is at the team level.

·         Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily as well as the ability to handle situations by working as a team.

·         Demonstrate attention to detail.

·          Recognize and take action upon what needs to be done with little to no supervision.

·         Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment

·         Ability and desire to work in a team-based environment where decision making is at the team level.

·         Motivated to increase skills and progress.

·         Follow policies and procedures.

·         Commitment to working safely

·         Able to apply team feedback to improve work performance.

·         Prompt and consistent attendance

·         Appropriately asks for and offers help.

• Ability to learn and use a computer at a basic level.

• Forklift operation.

Education and/or Experience                                            

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Extrusion experience a plus.

Mathematical Skills                                                 

Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability                                                    

Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to quickly and accurately compare color and pattern of products on the basis of visual stimuli to quality control standards.

Benefits:

. Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

. 401(k) Plan + Company Match

. Competitive Pay and Growth

. Paid Time Off

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud and PPE is required. Appropriate hearing protection while in the plant is required as noise levels within the facility meet OSHA requirements for hearing protection equipment.

RPI Lumber provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by the law.   This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.