Extrusion Operator I

CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES, INC.
Founded in 1948, Construction Specialties (CS) is a specialty building products manufacturer. CS provides solutions to building challenges that architects, designers, building owners, facility managers, and contractors face every day. Since inventing the first extruded louver, CS has become a global leader in all our product categories. Our products are a part of some of the most iconic buildings around the world-from the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, to the Oculus at the World Trade Center Transit Hub in Manhattan. If you want to work in an inspiring atmosphere and collaborate with customers and colleagues to solve challenges, we're the right place for you. CS: People. Buildings. Better.
SCOPE:
Operates plastic extruder to produce finished goods which meet customer's specifications and to perform other task incidental to preparing products for delivery to customers.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES :
• Running extruder to produce finished goods requested by customer.
• Reads production sheet to determine what part is to be produced.
• Starts up extruder and assembles appropriate machine parts and die.
• Fills machine hopper with raw material and keeps it full during production run.
• Perform quality checks by taking samples and comparing with blue print and measuring with calipers. Make machine adjustments to maintain specifications.
• Saw parts to length or drill holes in parts on production line.
• Package finished goods.
• Assemble boxes, spools and skids.
• Package finished goods on spools and/or in boxes and/or on skids.
• Housekeeping: Maintains clean and orderly work area by keeping tools and equipment in proper places and all materials off the floor.
• Performs other routine duties as directed by supervisor.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION / SKILLS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and/or Experience:

• Prefer high school diploma or equivalent. Must be able to read, write and perform basic mathematical problems.
• Georgia Work Ready certified minimum requirements: Applied Mathematics 4 / Locating Information 4 / Reading for Information 4 (Silver)

Mathematical Skills:

• Solve problems that require one or two operations. Multiply negative numbers. Calculate averages, simple ratios, simple proportions, or rates using whole numbers and decimals. Add commonly known fractions, decimals, or percentages (e.g., 1/2, .75, 25%). Add up to three fractions that share a common denominator. Multiply a mixed number by a whole number or decimal. Put the information in the right order before performing calculations.
• Locating Information:
• Find several pieces of information in one or two graphics. Understand how graphics are related to each other. Summarize information from one or two straightforward graphics. Identify trends shown in one or two straightforward graphics. Compare information and trends shown in one or two straightforward graphics.

Reading for information:

• Identify important details that may not be clearly stated. Use the reading material to figure out the meaning of words that are not defined. Apply instructions with several steps to a situation that is the same as the situation in the reading materials. Choose what to do when changing conditions call for a different action (follow directions that include "if-then" statements).