SUMMARY: To effectively run and monitor the furnace department in a safe and effective manner..
POSITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Charge and clean the furnaces using different tools.
- Drain, transfer, or remove molten metal from furnaces, and place it into molds.
- Collect samples to sample metal for analysis.
- Skim or remove excess metal from equipment, using forklift and boom.
- Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings.
- Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
- Position equipment such as ladles, dross pots to position equipment.
- Perform drossing procedures.
- Record production data, and maintain production logs.
- Weigh materials to be charged into furnaces, using scales.
- Regulate supplies of fuel and air to heat furnaces and adjust temperatures.
- Inspect furnaces and equipment to locate defects and wear.
- Operates mobile equipment to include forklifts, bobcats and sweepers.
- Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.
- Stamp identification codes to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations.
- Perform production duties such as manual lifting, packaging, taping, labeling operations and sorting.
- Report defective materials or questionable conditions to the department supervisor.
- Execute and document quality inspections per SOP.
- Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follow prescribed safety regulations.
- Sweep and clean work areas.
- Other duties assigned by management.
Required Qualifications
- Must have high school diploma or GED.
- Must have strong mechanical aptitude.
- One year of foundry experience or at least one year’s experience as a machine operator in a production environment required.
- Valid Driver License.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essentials 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 extreme heat.
- The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; and fumes and/or airborne particles.
- The noise level in the workplace is generally loud.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $19.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
