Summary: Under the supervision of the Production Supervisor, the Molder/Fitter makes and assembles molds for the production of grey and ductile iron castings.
Work Experience Needed: One to three years of verifiable work history. Foundry experience is preferred.
Special Skills/Abilities Needed:
- Ability to operate within a team atmosphere.
- Ability to effectively communicate with other employees of the organization.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to other employees of the organization.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Active listening skill-Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Nature & Scope-Principal Areas of Responsibilities: This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management deem necessary from time to time.
Molder:
- Completes daily maintenance checklist.
- Inspects boxes for problems before running the 1st mold.
- Vibrate/Rams molds as per established procedures.
- Transports molds out of ‘make’ station and down the conveyor, moves empty boxes into ‘make’ station.
- Completes end of shift duties such as turning off power to machine, cleaning turbo blades, cleaning work area and putting away tools.
- Complete weekly maintenance checklist which involves weekly task of cleaning mixer and pit.
Fitter:
- Inspects, trims, washes and cleans cores to be set in molds.
- Inspects, trims, washes and cleans mold halves, and checks and adjusts corewash and baumes before using.
- Assembles/ fits molds in accordance with established procedures.
- Accurately identifies molds with part number, date and letter identification.
- Uses computer to enter in days, production, downtime etc. into the company’s ERP system (Odyssey).
- Keeps service team informed of supplies and parts that are needed in a timely manner.
- Reports any unsafe working conditions and injuries to the supervisor immediately.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment and follow all safety policies and procedures.
- Makes suggestions for improving procedures.
Essential Functions:
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or touch. The employee is frequently required to walk, climb or balance, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach above shoulders. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 lbs and occasionally over 50 lbs. with assistance of a hoist. The employee will also be required to push items that weigh more than 100 pounds on a conveyor line (not automated). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is normally loud.
