Foreman - Cast Products

Pennex Aluminum Company•Wellsville, PA

2d•$27 - $27

About The Position

This is a position for NIGHT SHIFT Consider joining the Pennex family as a Foreman - Cast Products in Wellsville, PA. The Foreman - Cast Products supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in setting up and operaing casting furnace and peripheral equipment by performing the following duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Three or more years of related experience and/or training.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Must possess a valid Forklift Operator’s license and have prior forklift experience.
Must be able to operate overhead crane.
Must complete Molten Metal training.
Regular attendance is required.
Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.
Must be eligible to work in the United States, visa sponsorships are not available.

Responsibilities

Reads work orders to determine type and size of aluminum logs to be cast.
Initiates changes in timing of casting cycle.
Supervises operation of melting furnace, cast pit, saws and homogenizers.
Adjusts thermostats to control temperatures of molten metal.
Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.
Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.
Interprets specifications and job orders to workers and assigns duties.
Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crew.
Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems.
Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
Performs activities of workers supervised and other duties as assigned.