Cornerstone Building Brands · 2 months ago
Extrusion Technician 2nd Shift
Cornerstone Building Brands is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low-rise non-residential buildings in North America. The Extrusion Technician will be responsible for diagnosing complex extrusion problems, providing training to associates, and ensuring safe and efficient operation of machinery.
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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, including flow corrections
Work with the supervisor, team 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 associates' learned skills through the Pay for Skills program
Work safely and attainment 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 the 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 the improvements resulting 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 directed by supervision or management
Assists crew lead and supervisor with the training and development of entry level and senior level operators
Qualification
Required
Experience with profile extrusion
Strong prioritization and multi-tasking capability
Strong aptitude in problem solving and process improvement
Strong computer skills – Windows, MS Access, MS Excel
Equipment maintenance experience
Ability to articulate problems and solutions verbally
Ability to read and comprehend written instructions and process procedures
Ability and skills to collaborate effectively in a team environment
Self-motivated and capable of managing stressful situations
Ability to lift 50 pounds on a continual basis above shoulder height and below the waist
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1
PTO
Paid holidays
FSA
Life insurance
LTD
STD
401k
EAP
Discount programs
Tuition reimbursement
Training
Professional development
Company
Cornerstone Building Brands
Cornerstone Building Brands provide complete building solutions for the residential and commercial markets. It is a sub-organization of Fortify Building Solutions.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$500M2024-07-29Debt Financing· $500M
2022-02-14Acquired
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