Hot Side Technician - Casting

U.S. Pipe • Bessemer, AL

1d

About The Position

This position will be responsible for cleaning and preparing the trough to maintain an adequate supply of molten metal in the machine ladle; to pour molten metal from treating ladles into transfer ladles and relieve oven charger in accordance with scheduled relief breaks.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• Possess good written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Some Production experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that slag is cleaned from molten metal in the machine ladle and prevented from flowing off the machine ladle with molten metal during casting process.
• Perform relief duties trough man, oven charger, and ladle car operator.
• Charge pipe in the annealing oven; operate casting machine to produce good quality pipe; assist casting machine operator with set-up for cast cycle and with other duties related to casting of large diameter pipe.
• Maintaining dry spray and blackening levels.
• Maintaining alloy levels for the large diameter and transfer ladles.
• Provide relief for iron pourers as needed as well as perform trough man duties, if needed.
• Maintain water cooler levels.
• Operate fork truck for various lifts as required as well as operate scrap truck as needed.
• Line and repair linings for ladles, trough chutes, ducks nest, stirrer beams, stirrer beam covers and burner top covers.
• Produce good quality cores for the large diameter pipe casting process, coat cores with blacking mixture; visually inspect cores for defects and maintain a proper mixture.
• Load finished cores into baskets; operate light forklift to deliver baskets of cores to the casting machines in casting department and furnish core pick-off operators with empty baskets and place full core baskets in stock.
• Assist with the core tooling cleaning operations in small diameter and large diameter core rooms; perform as well as general clean-up duties in the core rooms.
• Set up and operate machine to produce cores; visually inspect cores for defects, remove fins from core surface when present and record core production and delays per hour and per shift on standard forms.

Benefits

• Team Collaboration: Join a team-oriented environment where collaboration is not just a buzzword but a priority.
• Career Growth: Be part of an industry leader renowned for world-class design, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution, and take your career to the next level.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a comprehensive benefits package with options tailored to meet your needs and those of your family.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees