Production Associate

Norsk Hydro

Entry Level Production position at Hydro Extrusions operating equipment and ensuring safety of aluminum extrusion process.

Posted 7/25/2026full-timeSt. Augustine • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $20 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in operating and inspecting extrusion equipment, ensuring safety and quality standards are met. Proficient in using precision measuring instruments and maintaining production data while collaborating effectively with team members.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Extrusion Press OperationPrecision Measuring InstrumentsManufacturing ExperienceSafety InspectionData Recording

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Hard Skills

Extrusion ProcessBlueprint ReadingQuality InspectionMachinery OperationData Recording

Soft Skills

CommunicationTeam CollaborationWillingness to LearnLimited Supervision

Tools & Technologies

CalipersMicrometersTape MeasureHeight Gage

Industry Keywords

ManufacturingContinuous Reliability ImprovementSafety StandardsAluminum Profiles

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Flash

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operate various equipment
Inspect equipment daily to ensure proper safety devices are in place (i.e. guarding) and notify leadership of any safety concerns
Visually inspect work for defects
Remove billet from furnace, guide it along extrusion press conveyor onto press bed, and into billet container
Start ram that spreads billet into container and forces it through press
Regulate rate of extrusion to prevent metal rupture and adherence of metal to container walls
Start press run-out table and butt shears to guide extrusion from press, and to trim flash
Pull extrusion along conveyor to racking table
Spray die with lubricant and caustic, and oils blocks and mandrels
Record data, such as crew time, number of billets used, and items processed
May operate extrusion press equipped with furnace that ejects hot billets into press chamber for ram to force through die
Inspect or measure using precision measuring instruments, such as tape measure, calipers, height gage, micrometers, etc.
Read blueprints to the extent necessary for the job at hand
Set up and operate extrusion press to shape hot, aluminum profiles
Responsible for quality parts, within the scope of responsibilities and required to visually inspect parts and identify obvious flaws or manufacturing problems
Sponsor and support of all Continuous Reliability Improvement standards and practices through implemented predictive measures
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Prior knowledge of extrusion department desired
Prior machinery experience a plus
Manufacturing experience a plus
Ability to lift up to 50lbs unassisted
High school diploma or G.E.D equivalent preferred but not required
Basic computer skills required to maintain tolerances where gauges or test equipment are provided
Must have ability to communicate
Work well with all employees at all levels
Willingness to learn new processes
Work with limited supervision

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
Education Assistance
Bonus Plan Eligibility
Parental Leave