Extrusion Maintenance Technician 3rd Shift

Job Description
JOB DETAILS
Base pay starts at $21.00 per hour, plus $1.00 per hour shift differential
3rd Shift: 11:00 pm - 7:30 am 
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
Able to assess a situation and determine if an issue is machine related or process related and take corrective action
Efficiently work on non-conforming processes to get them in specification
Diagnose complex extrusion problems to resolve issues, inclusive of flow corrections
Work with the supervisor, lead, engineering, and maintenance to resolve complex issues
Assist with production qualification runs including capability assessment
Participate in and support projects that are driven by business initiatives
Provide training, instruction, and guidance to production associates
Support, train, and assess associate learned skills through the Pay for Skills program
Work in a safe manner and follow safety policies. Ensure co-workers are working safely and following safety policies
Train new operators
Analyze SPC data to determine process/product conformance and trends
Analyze production data and make necessary adjustments to operation of machines within the work cell
Identify and communicate appropriately when electrical/mechanical/technical support is needed
Participate and sustain 5S activities
Participate in and lead kaizen events and sustain improvements from those events
Maintain and develop back-up tooling and transition tooling into production
Help transition and qualify new materials, processes, and profile applications
Identify and implement process improvement concepts
Help to identify and assist with experiments aimed at reducing customer related concerns, improving process capability and tooling longevity
Help develop and train associates
Conduct and provide feedback where applicable for associates
Participate and support projects that are driven by business initiatives
Set-up and start-up any profile for all machines in a work cell
Tend to and operate machines in a work cell to produce required parts as determined by customer requirements and the production schedule
Perform maintenance tasks as necessary
Attend and participate in appropriate training and development programs
Perform other duties across the plant as needed as directed by supervision or management
Assists crew lead and supervisor with the training and development of entry level and senior level operators