Production Operator-Refining

Hoover & Strong•Richmond, VA

About The Position

Hoover & Strong is hiring a hands-on, detail-focused Refining Operator to work in a manufacturing environment. The role handles raw materials by measuring, grading, and loading them into furnaces and melting equipment, as well as supporting incoming and outgoing shipments, maintaining accurate records, and working safely around hot equipment. Approximately 65% of the work involves smelting. The operator smelts customer material in a high-temperature induction furnace to produce metal bullion, cleans, drills, and processes bullion for assay testing, maintains separation of customer lots, performs furnace and filtration-system maintenance, and records weights and other job data. The remaining 35% involves sweeps and loading-dock work, including loading customer scrap lots into furnaces, operating ball mills, organizing and documenting customer lots and dock inventory, receiving vendor shipments, and preparing outgoing shipments and paperwork. Forklift operation is part of the work; training may be provided. Work takes place in a production environment with temperature variations, hazardous chemicals, mechanical parts, increased noise, and dust. Candidates must complete an online application and pass background, credit, criminal, and drug screening. Employees must also adhere to a metal-free dress code policy.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to follow safety policies and help ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and applicable federal and state requirements.
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment, adapt to changing work demands, and remain self-motivated.
Accuracy, accountability, and attention to detail.
Ability to perform tasks involving standing, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, squatting, or kneeling, as required.
Ability to lift up to 60 pounds on a recurring basis, with or without mechanical aids.
Ability to meet the job's production-environment conditions, including temperature variations, hazardous chemicals, mechanical parts, increased noise, and dust.
Completion of the online application and successful completion of background, credit, criminal, and drug screening.
Willingness to adhere to a metal-free dress code policy.

Nice To Haves

Prior manufacturing experience is preferred.
Forklift operation experience is helpful; training can be provided.

Responsibilities

Smelt customer material daily in a high-temperature induction furnace to produce metal bullion.
Clean, drill, and process bullion for assay testing.
Keep customer lots organized and separate throughout the smelting process.
Perform equipment maintenance, including furnace and filtration-system maintenance.
Communicate with the lead about the status of assigned projects.
Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly work area and use the safety equipment and apparel required for each operation.
Measure and accurately record weights and other relevant data in the internal job-tracking system.
Load furnaces with customer scrap lots containing materials such as towels, gloves, dirt, paper, rags, dust, and precious metal.
Operate ball mills to further pulverize debris from customer sweeps lots.
Organize and segregate customer lots and keep them with their designated paperwork.
Weigh, photograph, and describe customer sweeps lots.
Accurately document dock inventory.
Receive vendor shipments and unload trucks using a forklift; training may be provided.
Prepare outgoing shipments and the associated paperwork.
Maintain dependable attendance and arrive on time for scheduled shifts.
Perform other duties as assigned.