Furnace Assistant

Real Alloy•Loudon, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

REAL ALLOY is the market leader in third-party aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, we have 16 plants strategically located across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. We convert aluminum scrap and by-products into reusable aluminum metal for a growing number of applications across various industries. We are ideally positioned to respond to the needs of an increasingly recycling-conscious world. Advanced technologies enable us to process a large variety of scrap and dross and reduce the amount of residual waste from aluminum manufacturing that would otherwise end up as landfill.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.
Highly motivated, goal oriented, ethical, and challenge driven.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Flexibility to work overtime and rotating shifts in a 24/7/365 operation.
Must be able to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 pounds.
Position requires the use of senses, including visual examination, observing surrounding traffic, and determining employee location.
Position requires the ability to judge distance and distinguish colors.
Position requires the use of touch and smell to identify problems with equipment, and the ability to speak and understand speech.
Must be adequately able to hear safety alarms.
Position may require working in tight and confined working conditions.
Position will require working in extreme heat while working directly on or near furnaces.
Position requires the ability to climb, ascend/descend ladders, balance, and work at heights for extended periods of time.
Also requires body movement such as walking, standing, reaching, crouching, sitting, kneeling, crawling, twisting and turning of torso.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience
Safety-minded individual

Responsibilities

Assisting in all furnace operations as required in a timely but safe manner to ensure smooth running operations and a productive shift.
Working in extreme temperatures, in an industrial manufacturing environment, and wearing protective equipment.