MELT SUPERVISOR

Burnham Holdings Inc • Zanesville, OH

3d • $60,000 - $80,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Melt Supervisor supervises and coordinates the daily activities of employees engaged in melting operations in a captive foundry producing Class 20 gray iron castings. The position ensures safe, efficient, and quality-driven melt operations and maintains communication with production, maintenance, quality, and plant leadership.

The supervisor provides direct leadership to assigned employees, communicates daily expectations, supports production requirements, monitors equipment and process conditions, and ensures department activities align with company safety, environmental, quality, and production standards. The role also supports continuous improvement and coordinates staffing, training, records, procedures, and department coverage.

The work regularly involves moving mechanical parts, hot metal operations, industrial equipment, and foundry conditions. Employees may encounter fumes or airborne particles, outside weather, high heat, vibration, toxic or caustic chemicals, and electrical-shock risks. Noise is usually loud. The physical demands include regular standing, walking, hand use, and talking or hearing; occasional sitting, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting or moving up to 75 pounds.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, production schedules, quality procedures, and work instructions.
• Ability to write routine reports, document employee communication, and communicate effectively with employees, supervisors, management, and other departments.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and compute ratios, percentages, and basic production or quality-related calculations.
• Ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions; identify problems; evaluate practical solutions; and address issues involving safety, equipment, production, quality, or employee performance.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Strong practical understanding of foundry operations.
• Ability to lead in a union manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work with production, maintenance, quality, and leadership to resolve operational issues.
• Ability to maintain discipline, consistency, and accountability while supporting employee development.
• Strong attention to safety, quality, communication, and process control.
• Ability to meet the position's physical demands, including occasional lifting or moving up to 75 pounds, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Two to five years of foundry experience preferred.
• Prior melt department, cupola, iron chemistry, or foundry supervisory experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with manufacturing systems, production reporting systems, maintenance systems, or ERP/MES systems preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety as the top priority and enforce company safety, environmental, and plant procedures.
• Supervise assigned melt department employees, including training, planning, assigning and directing work, addressing performance concerns, and resolving employee issues.
• Coordinate daily melt operations to support production schedules, casting requirements, and internal customer needs.
• Oversee cupola start-up, melt preparation, alloy additions, furnace readiness, ladle readiness, and related melt department activities.
• Ensure iron meets quality standards for temperature, chemistry, timing, traceability, and process consistency.
• Monitor employee work habits, equipment conditions, melt practices, and housekeeping to maintain a safe and efficient department.
• Conduct toolbox meetings as needed and maintain documentation of meetings and training.
• Develop, mentor, and train employees, and coordinate training or retraining for new and existing employees, including documenting training needs and progress.
• Maintain time records, production records, employee documentation, and other required department records.
• Develop, update, and maintain department procedures, work instructions, and other documentation.
• Communicate with maintenance about equipment concerns, repair priorities, preventive maintenance needs, and downtime risks.
• Work with quality, production, maintenance, and leadership to identify and resolve process, equipment, staffing, or quality issues.
• Investigate melt-related process issues, quality concerns, near misses, and safety incidents, and support corrective actions.
• Encourage teamwork and motivate employees to meet production, safety, quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
• Maintain accountability for personal and department commitments.
• Support continuous improvement focused on safety, melt consistency, equipment performance, labor efficiency, cost control, and quality improvement.
• Coordinate staffing, manpower needs, overtime, vacations, and department coverage to support production requirements.
• Communicate safety, quality, production, staffing, equipment, and process concerns to management.
• Represent Casting Solutions professionally when working with employees, vendors, contractors, and visitors.
• Interpret job requirements, melt schedules, production needs, and work instructions to assign duties and establish daily priorities.
• Recommend changes to procedures, work practices, quality standards, or production methods to improve safety, efficiency, and product quality.
• Support cross-training with related foundry departments to improve operational flexibility and coverage.
• Participate in department projects, corrective actions, audits, process reviews, and continuous improvement activities as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage available on the first of the month following the date of hire.
• 401(k) plan.
• Weekly pay.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Vacation time.
• 75% tuition reimbursement after 6 months.

What This Job Offers

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