Forge Operator

Gerdau • Duluth, MN

7d • $32 • Onsite

About The Position

At Gerdau, we empower our people to grow, thrive, and make a difference—together. With a culture built on trust and teamwork, we offer meaningful work, continuous development, and opportunities to shape your future. We invite you to come work with us, where your contributions are valued, your voice is heard, and your career is forged with purpose. This is a night shift position with a 3 days on, 3 days off schedule, offering weekly pay. The role involves the safe operation of forge equipment, performing routine checks, and ensuring finished products meet customer specifications.

Requirements

• Mechanical Knowledge and Inclination
• Troubleshooting Experience
• Torching/Welding Skills

Responsibilities

• Work involves routine tasks requiring the safe operation of forge equipment, forge checks at routine intervals, and routine quality checks to ensure finished products meet customer specifications.
• Performs forge start-up and shutdown procedures, which includes knowing the functions of lights and switches on forge control panel and platforms.
• Resets forge electrical, oil system and unscrambler breakers.
• Starts up all conveyors using proper start-up procedures.
• Replaces and aligns slings on the unscrambler.
• Performs basic troubleshooting on finger and arm, stock gauge, kicker pin and springs, worn tooling, transfer lift, and bar conveyor unscrambler.
• Performs conversions, including all forge tooling, all pinch rolls and bar conveyors, and forge timing and die alignment.
• Changes, resets and aligns rounder dies.
• Checks and sets forge stop positioning.
• Performs process monitoring, measurement, and required adjustment to ensure production of quality products.
• Accurately completes daily control sheet, forge sheet, and safety inspections.
• Performs other duties, as assigned by the Plant Superintendent.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage starts day 1
• Night shift premium of $1/hour more
• 401k, with 6% company match, begins day 1
• Company paid short- and long-term disability along with life insurance
• Generous vacation and personal time available immediately
• Time and a half pay for work on Sundays
• Supplemental benefits including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance along with Identity Protection and Legal Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Uniforms provided along with a Safety Boot allowance
• Paternity leave
• Employee Discount program
• Tuition Reimbursement, Professional Development Assistance, and a Scholarship program
• Flexible Spending, Health Savings, and Dependent Care accounts available
• Pet Insurance options

What This Job Offers

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