Furnace Operator 2nd Shift

Linacast, Inc.•Auburn, IN

About The Position

The Furnace Operator moves materials, supplies, molten aluminum, and raw stock to designated areas while tending main and machine furnaces. The role melts aluminum sows, ingots, and scrap material to maintain production flow. It also involves operating and caring for furnaces and related equipment, maintaining metal levels and properties, monitoring temperatures and quality, and delivering molten metal to die-cast machines with minimal disruption to production.

Requirements

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to maintain proper metal levels in furnaces using basic mathematical equations.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Computer literacy.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while handling multiple priorities.
Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and support personnel.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Certification to drive sit-down forklifts.

Responsibilities

Follow safe operating practices in the Furnace Department and uphold housekeeping standards.
Operate a sit-down forklift safely, including conducting safety checks, reporting hazards, and protecting other employees.
Move scrap hoppers, empty production containers, furnace components and supplies, molten metal, ingot, and sows to meet production needs.
Deliver molten metal to die-cast machines, maintain proper metal levels, and avoid production interruptions or equipment-related downtime.
Use and care for required personal protective equipment according to job instructions and training documents.
Engage in continuous improvement of safety and housekeeping standards.
Follow safety requirements when pouring, dumping scrap, and loading furnaces.
Operate heat-treating furnaces and related equipment.
Maintain proper metal properties and levels in melt and holding furnaces.
Charge main metal furnaces with ingot, molten metal, and scrap as needed, and restart furnaces from the off position.
Check and record metal temperatures, and notify the supervisor when temperatures are outside the specified range.
Assist with metal quality checks by making aluminum pucks for laboratory analysis and make furnace additions when requested by the lab to adjust chemistry.
Deliver quality raw product and remove scrap in a timely manner.
Clean melt and holding furnaces using flux and remove dross as required.
Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on dosing furnaces and troubleshoot when necessary.
Dry out holding and melting furnaces, replace furnace doors, and perform major rebuilds and repairs to launder stacks as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.