What are the responsibilities and job description for the Extrusion Press Operator III position at MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.)?
Under general supervision, must perform all four operations safely : Stretcher, Saw, Press, and DMS. This position rotates through various duties such as running presses , p performing TPM’s and maintaining the manufacture standard 6S.
Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
Stretcher
Job Skills Requirements
Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
Stretcher
- Use controls to manually or automatically load and unload materials.
- Start and set up stretcher for two-person operation.
- Use metrology tools to perform quality checks, must understand profile print, and expectation of cosmetic allowable defect charts .
- Verify recipe for accuracy and make modifications as required .
- Safely operate the Saw and change saw blades.
- Perform control chart completion per procedures and identify samples as needed for vision /quality checks.
- Safely move baskets, sequencing baskets in preparation for aging oven in both manual and automatic mode.
- Troubleshoot equipment and scrap shear.
- Mark the front ends and end of orders, samples, and splits with the proper coding.
- Understand different type of alloys and temperature, quenching, stretching, and aging practices required to reach desired mechanical properties.
- Coordinate and direct effective and efficient operation of press system through maximizing production up time and maximizing recovery through recommendations of optimum production parameters (recipes) to Extrusion Supervisor.
- Inspect all metal extruded for visual defects. Clearly mark any non-conforming or defective metal to alert appropriate personnel to remove and scrap. Immediately communicate quality issues to Extrusion Supervisor and operations.
- Set-up quench to include water and / or blocking as required or instructed.
- Ensure dies and tools are loading in boxes to achieve proper heating and to avoid no hot tools.
- Perform die changes and load dies into ovens proactively for order sequence.
- Prepare the next order information and/or tooling prior to the current jobs end . Be ready to keep the press line running.
- Understand cross section and die characteristics to maintain tolerance
- Safely and effectively use failure tool to remove billets from container.
- Perform daily TPM’s as assigned - such as dummy block rotation; fill up lubrication systems, checking pit levels, checking, and replacing filters, checking probe function, conducting press alignment checks, etc.
- Report any downtime, troubleshoot errors, and communicate potential causes to team leader, plant services and/or engineering.
- Lead, train, rotate, assist as needed with other Profile Manufacturers between running press, finish saw and floating to maintain production, quality, or safety.
- Ensure accurate production data recording – billets run (alloy, cast number, length, count), SPC checks, samples, good pieces racked, pieces scrapped, and reasons are being enter into Computer System.
Job Skills Requirements
- Experience in all aspects of the extrusion operation including press operation, stretcher, sawyer, and oven tending.
- Mechanical Aptitude.
- Strong organizational skills to maintain work processes, records and report documentation.
- Ability to read and understand blueprints, drawings, route sheets and understand tolerance calculations.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three years related experience and/or training in much operation ; or equivalent combination of education and experience .
- Forklift certified with the ability to learn and be certified on the Combi lift.
- Prior extrusion experience in a manufacturing environment desirable.
- Regularly works near moving mechanical parts.
- The associate is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to very loud .
- Ability to perform occasional to frequent pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, twisting, crawling and/or reaching over a full work shift (8-12 hours).
- Ability to stand and/or walk constantly over a full work shift (8-12 hours).
- Physical demand often lifts light weight material. Rarely lifting/moving average weight (25-50lbs/11-27 kgs) material.
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