Furnace Operator
Kurt Manufacturing•Fridley, MN
•Onsite
About The Position
At Kurt Die Casting, we pride ourselves on our employee experience and our vertical-manufacturing facility. We are committed to the highest standards, providing our employees with the tools, opportunities, and technology necessary to produce top-quality, complex aluminum and zinc die castings. The Furnace Operator tends to the furnace that remelts aluminum metal used in the die-casting process.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent GED
- 1 months of related experience
Nice To Haves
- 3 months of related experience
Responsibilities
- Dumps, shovels or places specified proportions of scrap metal and ingots into furnace.
- May sprinkle or mix fluxing compound on molten metal to bring impurities to surface.
- Skims slag from surface with strainer.
- May transfer molten metal from furnace to bull ladle.
- Pours metal retainer of die-casting machine.
- May clean furnaces and equipment.
- May operate gas or electric powered forklift truck to move, stack, or unload metal in and about facility.
- Counts, weighs, and or records number of units of metal moved or handled.
Benefits
- Shift Differential: Second shift employees are eligible for a 20% shift differential.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
