Extruder Machine Operator - (Starting at $17/hr)

Thomasville, GA

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Join the Thomasville Spartech Team!

Crawford Industries, now a part of Spartech, LLC has an opening for an Extruder Machine Operator on our team in Thomasville, GA. The Thomasville operation of the organization specializes in food board plastic sheets for bacon, but there are all kinds of uses for the plastic sheet that is extruded in Thomasville. We use plastic sheet to make the lamp shades or dog collars for pets following veterinarian procedures, plastic signage or covers for date books, for example. We reuse our scrap plastic whenever possible to create our environmentally friendly products. We have a structured training program to assist a new operator in coming up to speed with our extrusion lines.

General Summary and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Sets up and operates assigned extrusion line to produce quality plastic sheet at established rates.

Key Responsibilities to include:

• Reviews the process sheet for each job assigned to confirm that set-up and materials furnished will yield product required.
• Machine Operators assigned extruder to produce quality sheet as specified on the process sheet at the established rate.
• Performs safe start up and shut down of extrusion line machines as required.
• Weighs, counts, and moves sheet to the proper area and labels with material load tickets with required information.
• Keeps machine and area clean.
• Keeps shift report up to date.
• Reports mechanical problems to the Lead Extruder Machine Operator and/or shift maintenance.
• Assists other operators as needed.
• Accurately reports all direct and indirect labor activities.

Requirements

Required Skills/Experience:

• High School diploma or experience demonstrating equivalent skills and abilities.
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred.
• Mechanical aptitude
• Basic math skills
• Able to read and use a tape measure and micrometer
• Able to use a hand truck to move materials
• Able to stand for extended periods of time in area where summer temperatures may exceed 110

This position reports to the Production Supervisor.

Benefits

We offer competitive salary, incentives, and benefit programs(link removed)

• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Life & Short/Long-term Disability
• Dependent and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Holiday Pay
• 401k with Company Match.
• Eligible for vacation after 6 months.
• During your training period your performance will occasionally be reviewed with the possibility of wage increases.

Spartech LLC, headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri is a leading manufacturing organization in the Custom Sheet & Roll Stock and Packaging industries with numerous locations throughout the United States. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings. Many of our materials are used in products you might see every day for example if you start your morning with a yogurt or your child eats a single serving peanut butteryou may have already seen some of our materials. More unique uses of our materials can be seen in Military or security applications, for example, with bullet proof materials. From routine daily-life to life-saving applicationswe make a difference. Our broad scope of products and services keep our environment interesting and challenging with a culture focused on success.

Spartech, LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. Spartech will use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.