Cold Side Technician- 2nd shift

U.S. Pipe•Bessemer, AL

23h•Onsite

About The Position

U.S. Pipe is seeking Cold Side Technicians for its Bessemer, Alabama location. The position cleans and prepares the trough to maintain an adequate supply of molten metal in the machine ladle, pours molten metal from treating ladles into transfer ladles, and provides relief for the oven charger in accordance with scheduled relief breaks. The technician also supports casting and core production, performs equipment operation and maintenance duties, and helps maintain quality and cleanliness in the relevant work areas.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Good written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Some production experience.

Responsibilities

Clean slag from molten metal in the machine ladle and prevent it from flowing off the machine ladle during casting.
Perform relief duties for the trough man, oven charger, and ladle car operator.
Charge pipe in the annealing oven, operate the casting machine to produce quality pipe, and assist the casting machine operator with cast-cycle setup and other large-diameter pipe casting duties.
Maintain dry spray and blackening levels.
Maintain alloy levels for large-diameter and transfer ladles.
Provide relief for iron pourers as needed and perform trough man duties when needed.
Maintain water cooler levels.
Operate a fork truck for various lifts and operate a scrap truck as needed.
Line and repair linings for ladles, trough chutes, ducks nest, stirrer beams, stirrer beam covers, and burner top covers.
Produce quality cores for large-diameter pipe casting, coat cores with blacking mixture, inspect cores for defects, and maintain a proper mixture.
Load finished cores into baskets; operate a light forklift to deliver baskets to casting machines; furnish core pick-off operators with empty baskets; and place full core baskets in stock.
Assist with core tooling cleaning in small- and large-diameter core rooms and perform general cleanup duties in the core rooms.
Set up and operate a machine to produce cores, inspect cores for defects, remove fins when present, and record core production and delays per hour and per shift on standard forms.