Manufacturing Technician - Melting

Weir•Belleview, FL

77d•Onsite

About The Position

All Foundry positions perform a combination of the following duties; creating molds, melting metal, pouring metal into molds, removing castings from molds, moving foundry materials, moving sand, castings, or other materials through the foundry by crane and forklift. This role is for the Townley 1st Shift, with hours from 7am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, and additional overtime available as business requires. The compensation is $16 per hour.

Requirements

Ability to proactively troubleshoot problems
Work as a team within department and with other departments and Leads
Ability to work in a team setting
Ability to work scheduled hours and comply with the company's timekeeping policy and all other company policies
Must be able to lift 50 pounds unassisted
Physical capability to properly handle tooling and safely set up large pieces; including lifting, pushing, pulling, and positioning products
Must be able to stand, sit and bend for long periods of time

Responsibilities

Pack sand molds and pour molten metals into sand molds
Break up sand molds and slag
Apply mold coating, ramming/packing sand molds, closing, furnace operations, and shakeout
Skim slag from surface of molten metal
Remove gates, sprues and other projections from castings
Measure out correct amounts of materials for furnace and loads charge
Monitor the pouring of molten metal into molds and other forms to create castings with the help of ladles and hand-operated equipment
Carefully track the temperature gauges and color, heating units, furnace flames, etc. to melt metal as per requirements
Clean castings and patterns
Follow oral and written instructions and/or direction given by supervisors to complete assigned work projects
Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.