Caster Operator

Mueller Brass • Port Huron, MI

2d

About The Position

The Caster Operator charges and operates electric induction melting and holding furnaces and prepares and operates the caster to start the casting process. The role includes managing molten metal, monitoring and adjusting furnace temperatures, collecting samples for laboratory testing, and maintaining production quality, productivity, and housekeeping standards. The employee will be trained to drive a hi-lo.

Responsibilities

• Start the casting process.
• Clean and launder equipment as necessary.
• Prepare and set up the caster, including changing molds and positioning starter bars, and perform miscellaneous production maintenance tasks.
• Operate the shaker and feeder to charge melting furnaces with pre-weighed scrap metal.
• Use the furnace control panel to regulate furnace heat to specified temperatures, observing metal color and thermocouple readings and adjusting controls as needed.
• Adjust spray rings as necessary.
• Skim impurities from molten metal using a rake and/or mechanical deslagger.
• Operate pressurized holding, chip-melting, and melting furnaces.
• Pour metal from melting furnaces into the holding furnace.
• Remove molten-metal test samples, stamp them with the furnace number and identification, and send them to the lab.
• Mix molten metal with an air lance when required.
• Add metal to the furnace as needed to comply with specifications.
• Maintain the work area to acceptable housekeeping standards.
• Meet quality and productivity standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching plan
• Full benefits package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed