Manufacturing Production Associate Yokohama TWS North America, Inc Charles City

Positions for 2nd or 3rd shifts start at $16/hr with a shift differential of $1/hr. Team members are eligible for a pay raise after 6 months, and raises are based on merit and performance. Operate one or several of the following machinery and equipment: - Duplex Extruder - 3 roll calendar - 4 roll calendar - Slitter - Cutter for rubberized cord - Bead wire extruder (hexa and penta wires) - Bead building machine Duties could include: - Setting up the machines with cord, wire, rubber compounds - Manually placing final product into storage equipment - Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments - Set up and operate the Duplex extruding machine, 3-drum rubberizing machine, 4-drum rubberizing machine - Operate the slitter for cutting rubberized material and placing the cut material into storage equipment - Clean, inspect, or lubricate equipment or perform routine maintenance or minor repairs on equipment. - Clean work areas. - Load machine hoppers with necessary materials - Maintain an inventory of materials. - Weigh and mix materials as required. - Wind wires to the bead wire extruder - Change bead wire wheels on bead wire extruder machine according to production line changes. - Load machine hoppers with cord, using cranes, or load calendars with rubber compound - Measure and examine extruded products in order to locate defects, and to check for conformance to specifications; adjust controls as necessary to alter products. - Operate shearing mechanisms to cut rubberized cord to specified lengths and angle. - Start machines and set controls to regulate air pressure, speed, and temperature, and to synchronize speed of extrusion.