Production Labor

Real AlloyChicago Heights, IL
Onsite

About The Position

REAL ALLOY is the market leader in third-party aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, we have 17 plants strategically located across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. We convert aluminum scrap and by-products into reusable aluminum metal for a growing number of applications across various industries. We are ideally positioned to respond to the needs of an increasingly recycling-conscious world. Advanced technologies enable us to process a large variety of scrap and dross and reduce the amount of residual waste from aluminum manufacturing that would otherwise end up as landfill. Our Real Alloy business in Chicago Heights, IL has a career opportunity for an experienced Production Labor in Industrial Manufacturing. The Production Laborer is tasked with processing aluminum scrap and operates on a melting furnace. This can include burner control, in addition to charging, melting, and transferring molten metal into DEOX when needed. If you are looking for a growth opportunity with wage advancement options we have the Production Laborer position for you.

Requirements

  • Good positive attitude
  • Excellent Attendance; Dependability
  • Willingness to learn and apply what is learned
  • Work safely and help maintain a safe work environment
  • Hard working with a good work ethic
  • Ability to operate power equipment
  • Ability to work as a team and independently with little supervision; teamwork
  • Strong written and oral communication skills; respectful communication
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
  • Ability to follow instructions
  • Detail orientated
  • MUST pass a drug screen and preemployment physical

Responsibilities

  • Learn our safety and quality procedures.
  • Build a variety of skills related to processing and melting aluminum scrap, then transferring molten aluminum into molds.
  • Prepare material for melting.
  • Assemble material into the furnace at the proper temperature.
  • Employees will make certain material bins are straight, clean, and orderly.
  • Confirm that raw material loads are processed completely.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • HSA
  • FSA
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k w/ match
  • Co. Paid Life
  • Co. paid Short and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • Retention bonuses: ⁺3 months $250, ⁺6 Months $500, ⁺9 Months $750, ⁺12 months $1000
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