WCM-Foundry Worker D
About The Position
This position involves learning and performing multiple phases of core making and molding within a foundry environment. For core making, responsibilities include operating a sand mixer, preparing boxes for filling, determining the correct number of rods and hooks, filling boxes, and ramming sand. The role also requires learning to set and secure change pieces, loose pieces, ram up cores, and chills. Finishing cores by pulling vanes, smoothing rough edges, applying core wash, and drying jobs are also part of the core making duties. For molding, activities include operating a sand mixer, preparing jobs for filling, placing riser sleeves, ramming, and striking off excess sand. The worker will learn to operate the roll-a-draw, understand various mold types for different casting sizes, and properly locate patterns and flasks. Additional molding tasks include setting gaggers, tucking, shoveling sand, setting and securing loose pieces, ramming cores and chills, venting, striking off, cutting pouring basins, lifting cope, drawing patterns, rolling flasks, and moving molds. Repairing molds, cutting gates, reinforcing joints, applying mold wash, drying jobs, setting and anchoring cores, determining rope seal or glue thickness, closing, clamping, and weighting molds are also included. The role emphasizes teamwork, maintaining good housekeeping, safe execution of tasks, and collaboration with supervision to meet company goals. Work is largely routine but requires judgment in applying molding practices, sand conditions, cutting gates, ramming, and venting.
Requirements
- Ability to learn the multiple phases of core making on both large core bench and small core bench
- Ability to learn how to perform most phases of molding in both floor molding and on the figure 9 molding line
- Ability to learn to read and work from Foundry Engineering methods, sketches, shop cards and blueprints
- Follow clearly prescribed standard practice in the operation of the system to ensure top quality molds and cores
- Skill and judgment are required in the application of molding practice, sand condition, properly cutting gating, ramming, and venting
Responsibilities
- Placing boxes on conveyors (with overhead crane, forklift, or by hand)
- Preparing boxes for fill
- Determining adequate number of rods and hooks
- Operating sand mixer
- Filling boxes and ramming as required
- Setting and securing change pieces, loose pieces, ramming up cores, and chills
- Finishing cores by pulling vanes or loose pieces and smoothing rough edges
- Applying adequate thickness of core wash and drying jobs
- Pasting and assembling core sections
- Working closely as part of a team in the making of cores
- Performing other miscellaneous duties as assigned
- Maintaining good housekeeping practices and habits
- Exhibiting safe execution of all tasks and duties
- Working collaboratively with company supervision to meet company goals
- Preparing jobs for fill
- Placement of riser sleeves
- Striking off excess sand
- Running the roll-a-draw to remove mold from pattern on figure 9 molding line
- Making and variety of molds for small, medium, and large sized castings
- Properly locating pattern and flask
- Setting gaggers, tucking, and shoveling molding sand into flask
- Properly venting, striking off, cutting pouring basin, lifting cope, using over-head crane
- Drawing pattern
- Rolling any flask set regardless of size and move mold to pouring location
- Patching and repairing mold
- Cutting gates, and reinforcing joint
- Applying adequate thickness of mold wash and drying jobs
- Setting cores, anchoring cores
- Determining appropriate medium and thickness of rope seal or glue
- Closing mold, clamping mold and weighting mold
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
