Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. is an industry leader in the manufacturing of grey and ductile iron castings. With over 130 years of experience and tradition, Pier Foundry delivers high quality castings with the shortest lead times in the business. We are currently seeking committed, hardworking and reliable individuals to fill this role in our heavy industrial manufacturing environment!
WAGE: $22.50/hour - $26.00/hour
SHIFT: 10-hour shifts: 5:00AM-3:30PM - Monday -Thursday
BENEFITS:
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Competitive Wage + Overtime Currently Available
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Medical/Dental/Life Insurance and Long-term/Short-term Disability
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401k + Match
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Paid Time Off
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Health Savings Account
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Safety Focused Environment
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Internal Growth Opportunities
REPORTS TO: Production Supervisor - Core/Mold
JOB SUMMARY: Maintains pattern storage and associated documentation and tracking. Ensures patterns are pulled, inspected and staged for daily production. Responsible for receiving new patterns and for preparing patterns for shipment/return to customers. Assists the pattern shop as needed for repairs and maintenance of patterns.
Preforms a combination of tasks in the Core department to achieve agreed upon performance levels with respect to job safety, quality, production, cost, housekeeping, and delivery. Perform all duties within the Core department as required.
PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This position involves regular: bending and lifting; continuous standing for long periods of time on anti-fatigue mats; pushing, pulling, and carrying of heavy parts and machines repetitively, must be able to use arms, hands, legs and feet in repetitive motions. Must be able to wear required PPE including safety boots, earmuffs/ear plugs, safety glasses, or other PPE as required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
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High school diploma or GED.
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Demonstrate high attention to detail
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Ability to follow directions and manage priorities
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Highly motivated and able to work independently
Preferred:
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Previous experience in core making or related machine operation
- Prior foundry or heavy industrial work experience
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Problem solving/critical thinking abilities
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Good oral and written communication skills
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES and TASKS:
PATTERN COORDINATOR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES and TASKS:
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Maintains a clean and meticulously organized pattern storage area
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Pulls patterns for daily production run
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Stages patterns on the production floor
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Checks patterns for wear items and visual imperfections
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Coordinates incoming patterns and storage locations
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Manages pattern returns to active and inactive customers
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Collaborates with sales and engineering on pattern locations in the ERP system
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Maintains pattern storage documentation.
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Assists with basic pattern work and repair as needed in the pattern shop
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All other duties as assigned by management
COREMAKER KEY RESPONSIBILITIES and TASKS:
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Core machine operation
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Core box maintenance, set up and storage
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Production of quality cores
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Machine operator preventative maintenance
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Core filing, dipping and smearing
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Use of hand tools as needed for core production
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Maintaining a clean and organized work area
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Inspection of cores for visual defects
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Maintains a clean and organized pattern storage area
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All other duties as assigned by management
