{"id":11457,"date":"2025-12-02T12:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makelaalu.fi\/?p=11457"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:53:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:53:47","slug":"the-work-of-a-press-operator-carries-great-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makelaalu.fi\/en\/news\/the-work-of-a-press-operator-carries-great-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"The work of a press operator carries great responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"491\"><strong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"355\">Markus Latvala<\/strong> first joined M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu at the end of 2006. At that time, he was studying mechanical and production technology at a vocational college.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"858\">\u201cIn the evenings I worked in the horizontal coating unit doing \u2018napsu\u2019 profiles, window profiles with different colours on the inside and outside. From there I continued to summer jobs and stayed until military service. After that I got a permanent position in the vertical coating unit, where I mainly worked as a painter and also did some packaging,\u201d Markus says.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"916\">He transferred to the extrusion plant, line P3, in 2017.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"1054\">\u201cI worked at the press for about five years before I felt it was time to try something new, so I moved on to another job,\u201d he continues.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1096\"><strong data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1096\">A balanced and reliable employer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1272\">A few years of experience elsewhere strengthened Markus\u2019s view of what he values in working life. When the opportunity to return to M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu came up, the decision was easy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1450\">\u201cIt was good to broaden my perspective and I am glad I went somewhere else for a while. M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu is a balanced and reliable employer, so it felt right to come back,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1760\">His workstation has also seen improvements. Line P3 has received an investment in modern billet heating technology. He learned the new equipment quickly, and the core work itself has not changed. Working comfort has been improved with a new air-conditioned and soundproofed workstation in the extrusion hall.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1977\">\u201cThe working conditions, tools and wellbeing are really well taken care of here. Right now, it feels good to be back. The only downside is the three-shift work, which can sometimes be a bit heavy,\u201d Markus continues.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2155\">Fortunately, there are plenty of positive aspects. He highlights the sports and culture benefits offered by the employer as well as the team&#8217;s own sports activities and events.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2247\">\u201cIt is great that the workplace also organises low-threshold leisure activities,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2297\"><strong data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2297\">The responsible work of a press operator<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2299\" data-end=\"2507\">A press operator\u2019s work is very versatile and allows room for creativity. Operators monitor the extrusion process, plan the runs, load them into the machines, and ensure the billets are placed in the furnace.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2908\">\u201cThe operator also helps the profile \u2018at birth\u2019, meaning the profile ends are guided out of the press. The entire process is continuously monitored. Sometimes the run has to be stopped if there is a suspicion that something has gone wrong and the finished profile would have a defect. It is cheaper to stop than to run defective profiles. You must be ready to make quick decisions,\u201d Markus explains.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2908\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11461 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/makelaalu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/puristinajurin-tyota-makela-alulla-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makelaalu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/puristinajurin-tyota-makela-alulla-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/makelaalu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/puristinajurin-tyota-makela-alulla-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/makelaalu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/puristinajurin-tyota-makela-alulla-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/makelaalu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/puristinajurin-tyota-makela-alulla-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/makelaalu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/puristinajurin-tyota-makela-alulla-500x667.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/makelaalu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/puristinajurin-tyota-makela-alulla-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"3077\">After a successful extrusion, the profiles move to the stretching table where they are stretched. The press operator takes a sample of the profile for quality testing.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3079\" data-end=\"3127\"><strong data-start=\"3083\" data-end=\"3127\">A good work community brings people back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3129\" data-end=\"3175\">Markus\u2019s return to M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu has been smooth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3177\" data-end=\"3396\">\u201cIt was nice to come back when I knew what to expect. The work community is good and colleagues are friendly. When I left earlier, I missed some of the people here, so it was great to join the same team again,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3398\" data-end=\"3452\">Outside work, Markus enjoys exercise and the outdoors.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3454\" data-end=\"3641\">\u201cI hunt and have a hounddog and a J\u00e4mthund, which keep me busy; one of them is only a year old. I also go to the gym and wrestle. Spending time in nature is the best counterbalance to work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Markus Latvala first joined M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu at the end of 2006. At that time, he was studying mechanical and production technology at a vocational college. \u201cIn the evenings I worked in the horizontal coating unit doing \u2018napsu\u2019 profiles, window profiles with different colours on the inside and outside. From there I continued to summer jobs and stayed until military service. After that I got a permanent position in the vertical coating unit, where I mainly worked as a painter and also did some packaging,\u201d Markus says. He transferred to the extrusion plant, line P3, in 2017. \u201cI worked at the press for about five years before I felt it was time to try something new, so I moved on to another job,\u201d he continues. A balanced and reliable employer A few years of experience elsewhere strengthened Markus\u2019s view of what he values in working life. When the opportunity to return to M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu came up, the decision was easy. \u201cIt was good to broaden my perspective and I am glad I went somewhere else for a while. M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu is a balanced and reliable employer, so it felt right to come back,\u201d he says. His workstation has also seen improvements. Line P3 has received an investment in modern billet heating technology. He learned the new equipment quickly, and the core work itself has not changed. Working comfort has been improved with a new air-conditioned and soundproofed workstation in the extrusion hall. \u201cThe working conditions, tools and wellbeing are really well taken care of here. Right now, it feels good to be back. The only downside is the three-shift work, which can sometimes be a bit heavy,\u201d Markus continues. Fortunately, there are plenty of positive aspects. He highlights the sports and culture benefits offered by the employer as well as the team&#8217;s own sports activities and events. \u201cIt is great that the workplace also organises low-threshold leisure activities,\u201d he adds. The responsible work of a press operator A press operator\u2019s work is very versatile and allows room for creativity. Operators monitor the extrusion process, plan the runs, load them into the machines, and ensure the billets are placed in the furnace. \u201cThe operator also helps the profile \u2018at birth\u2019, meaning the profile ends are guided out of the press. The entire process is continuously monitored. Sometimes the run has to be stopped if there is a suspicion that something has gone wrong and the finished profile would have a defect. It is cheaper to stop than to run defective profiles. You must be ready to make quick decisions,\u201d Markus explains. After a successful extrusion, the profiles move to the stretching table where they are stretched. The press operator takes a sample of the profile for quality testing. A good work community brings people back Markus\u2019s return to M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu has been smooth. \u201cIt was nice to come back when I knew what to expect. The work community is good and colleagues are friendly. When I left earlier, I missed some of the people here, so it was great to join the same team again,\u201d he says. Outside work, Markus enjoys exercise and the outdoors. \u201cI hunt and have a hounddog and a J\u00e4mthund, which keep me busy; one of them is only a year old. I also go to the gym and wrestle. Spending time in nature is the best counterbalance to work.\u201d","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[296,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employee-stories","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The work of a press operator carries great responsibility - M&auml;kel&auml; Alu Oy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/makelaalu.fi\/en\/news\/the-work-of-a-press-operator-carries-great-responsibility\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The work of a press operator carries great responsibility - M&auml;kel&auml; Alu Oy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Markus Latvala first joined M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu at the end of 2006. 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M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu is a balanced and reliable employer, so it felt right to come back,\u201d he says. His workstation has also seen improvements. Line P3 has received an investment in modern billet heating technology. He learned the new equipment quickly, and the core work itself has not changed. Working comfort has been improved with a new air-conditioned and soundproofed workstation in the extrusion hall. \u201cThe working conditions, tools and wellbeing are really well taken care of here. Right now, it feels good to be back. The only downside is the three-shift work, which can sometimes be a bit heavy,\u201d Markus continues. Fortunately, there are plenty of positive aspects. He highlights the sports and culture benefits offered by the employer as well as the team&#8217;s own sports activities and events. \u201cIt is great that the workplace also organises low-threshold leisure activities,\u201d he adds. The responsible work of a press operator A press operator\u2019s work is very versatile and allows room for creativity. Operators monitor the extrusion process, plan the runs, load them into the machines, and ensure the billets are placed in the furnace. \u201cThe operator also helps the profile \u2018at birth\u2019, meaning the profile ends are guided out of the press. The entire process is continuously monitored. Sometimes the run has to be stopped if there is a suspicion that something has gone wrong and the finished profile would have a defect. It is cheaper to stop than to run defective profiles. You must be ready to make quick decisions,\u201d Markus explains. After a successful extrusion, the profiles move to the stretching table where they are stretched. The press operator takes a sample of the profile for quality testing. A good work community brings people back Markus\u2019s return to M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu has been smooth. \u201cIt was nice to come back when I knew what to expect. The work community is good and colleagues are friendly. When I left earlier, I missed some of the people here, so it was great to join the same team again,\u201d he says. Outside work, Markus enjoys exercise and the outdoors. \u201cI hunt and have a hounddog and a J\u00e4mthund, which keep me busy; one of them is only a year old. I also go to the gym and wrestle. 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At that time, he was studying mechanical and production technology at a vocational college. \u201cIn the evenings I worked in the horizontal coating unit doing \u2018napsu\u2019 profiles, window profiles with different colours on the inside and outside. From there I continued to summer jobs and stayed until military service. After that I got a permanent position in the vertical coating unit, where I mainly worked as a painter and also did some packaging,\u201d Markus says. He transferred to the extrusion plant, line P3, in 2017. \u201cI worked at the press for about five years before I felt it was time to try something new, so I moved on to another job,\u201d he continues. A balanced and reliable employer A few years of experience elsewhere strengthened Markus\u2019s view of what he values in working life. When the opportunity to return to M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu came up, the decision was easy. \u201cIt was good to broaden my perspective and I am glad I went somewhere else for a while. M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Alu is a balanced and reliable employer, so it felt right to come back,\u201d he says. His workstation has also seen improvements. Line P3 has received an investment in modern billet heating technology. He learned the new equipment quickly, and the core work itself has not changed. Working comfort has been improved with a new air-conditioned and soundproofed workstation in the extrusion hall. \u201cThe working conditions, tools and wellbeing are really well taken care of here. Right now, it feels good to be back. The only downside is the three-shift work, which can sometimes be a bit heavy,\u201d Markus continues. Fortunately, there are plenty of positive aspects. He highlights the sports and culture benefits offered by the employer as well as the team&#8217;s own sports activities and events. \u201cIt is great that the workplace also organises low-threshold leisure activities,\u201d he adds. The responsible work of a press operator A press operator\u2019s work is very versatile and allows room for creativity. Operators monitor the extrusion process, plan the runs, load them into the machines, and ensure the billets are placed in the furnace. \u201cThe operator also helps the profile \u2018at birth\u2019, meaning the profile ends are guided out of the press. The entire process is continuously monitored. Sometimes the run has to be stopped if there is a suspicion that something has gone wrong and the finished profile would have a defect. It is cheaper to stop than to run defective profiles. You must be ready to make quick decisions,\u201d Markus explains. After a successful extrusion, the profiles move to the stretching table where they are stretched. The press operator takes a sample of the profile for quality testing. 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