About the position
The Mold Line Operator is responsible for participating in a 10-job rotation on a paced production line that incorporates all of the necessary functions required to create quality sand castings for memorial plates. This includes assembling the pattern, flask, gate, and core, monitoring the spraying booth that applies the releasing agent on the pattern, ensuring the pattern meets work order specifications, scanning work orders to record work performed in the JDE system as needed, making adjustments on the sand machine to accommodate mold size, using the strike-off board to move sand back and forth, filling all gaps and striking any excess sand off of the mold, operating the sand machine to fan thin layers of sand, forming and shaping sprue on the cope side of the mold, leveling sand to ensure it is evenly distributed across the entire mold, and breaking excess sand on the waste conveyor.
Responsibilities
- Assembling the pattern, flask, gate, and core
- Monitoring the spraying booth that applies the releasing agent on the pattern
- Ensuring the pattern meets work order specifications
- Scanning work orders to record work performed in the JDE system as needed
- Making adjustments on the sand machine to accommodate mold size
- Using the strike-off board to move sand back and forth, filling all gaps and striking any excess sand off of the mold
- Operating the sand machine to fan thin layers of sand
- Forming and shaping sprue on the cope side of the mold
- Leveling sand to ensure it is evenly distributed across the entire mold
- Breaking excess sand on the waste conveyor
Requirements
- High School or Equivalent
- Excellent eye-hand coordination
- Ability to see the fine details in the sand mold
- Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Self-motivated and able to work as a team
- Willing to cross-train on a rotation of 9 different jobs in the department and outside of the department
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
Benefits
- Health
- Dental
- Optical
- Medical FSA/HSA
- Dependent Care (FSA)
- Basic Life Plan
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- 401K with Company Match
- ROA
- PTO (Vacation)
- Holidays
- Jury Duty
- Funeral Leave
