Melt Technician

Deringer Ney•Bloomfield, CT

4h•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves the maintenance and operation of melting and machining equipment, including induction melting, conventional and continuous casting machines, lathes, and milling machines. The technician will be expected to demonstrate a strong attention to detail and take pride in their work. This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Must demonstrate ability to be fully trained on various pieces of metal-forming machinery.
Must show strong mechanical skills and an ability to use hand tools and measuring equipment.
Must have an attention to detail and an interest in creating a high-quality product.
Must be able to effectively communicate with other team members and supervisors.
Must be able to read and interpret work instructions, job routers, quality documents and drawings and use this information to produce quality material in-line with customer expectations.
High School Diploma or G.E.D.
At least 3-5 years manufacturing experience
Strong mechanical skills
Ability to work with hands
Micrometer/caliper experience
Basic math skills
Legible writing skills
Basic computer skills

Responsibilities

Safely and effectively operate various pieces of melting and machining equipment alone and with other operators.
Use Good Manufacturing Practices and line clearance to produce high-quality, clean heats that conform to given chemical specifications.
Use proper PPE and safety guidelines while operating equipment.
Work with Production Control and all other manufacturing departments to produce on-time customer deliveries.
Have full understanding of company policies, paperwork, and systems to repeatedly produce quality material products.
Work well in a “team environment”.
Follow shop order dates and processes accurately while informing supervisors or engineers of any non-conformances.
Strive to continually improve processes, equipment efficiency, and quality.
Be willing to train and operate various pieces of equipment as assigned by supervision.
Review job requirements at the beginning of each shift.
Notify supervision when any job may go “overdue” or yield short and why.
Inspect and sign off for quality on each operation, complete M2M reporting for each operation, and notify supervision of any non-conformances.
Maintain material and scrap identity throughout processing.
Follow operator and maintenance logs as required.
Notify supervision of any equipment problems.
Maintain tooling and equipment integrity on a daily basis and notify supervision in advance for potential needs.
Work with other operators to communicate and coordinate job flow through the Materials Department.
Maintain a neat and clean workplace.