Furnace Tender

Boose at Cornwall Inc • North Cornwall Township, PA

3d • $21 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

Tend furnace that remelts aluminum used in casting process and control gas or electric pots to melt metal prior to casting.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• One (1) to three (3) months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers
• Ability to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Responsibilities

• Tend the molten aluminum furnaces to ensure proper levels, cleanliness and consistency
• Regulate the temperature of the furnaces and charges a mixture of gates, scrap and ingot in the correct proportions and of the correct alloy
• Weigh out specified amount of metal and charge metal into furnace by hand or by dedicated equipment
• Maintain proper operating temperatures per shop cards
• Follows molding schedule and verifies that shop card product requirements match the molds on the line
• Degasses Metal as required and test for presence of gas in molten metal
• Sprinkle fluxing compound on molten metal to bring impurities to surface; skim slag from surface of molten metal
• Transfer molten metal from furnace to electric post or gas pots
• Clean and scrape furnace and equipment prior to adding metal for next heat
• Turn valves to regulate injection of fuel and air into furnace or move controls to regulate flow of electricity to heat furnace to specified temperature
• Observe color of metal and instruments such as voltmeter, ammeter, wattmeter and pyrometer, and adjust controls to maintain specified temperature
• Remove test sample of molten metal from furnaces or pots and pour it into disc mold
• Record data from each melt on form
• Notifies Melt Deck Leader and/or Foundry Leader of any problems or inconsistencies when pouring a product
• Perform housekeeping
• Perform any and all other job related tasks as assigned in accordance with the Company’s safety programs and procedures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED