Production Worker - Machine Operator

Charter Manufacturing•Shawano, WI

45d•Onsite

About The Position

Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business seeking Production Workers - Machine Operators to join their team at Charter Casting in Shawano. This role offers full-time work with stable hours, weekly paychecks, and a comprehensive benefits package. The company emphasizes safety, teamwork, trust, and continuous improvement, with opportunities for growth through tuition reimbursement, apprenticeship programs, and more. They are committed to making products that build, feed, and defend America.

Requirements

1 year prior experience working in manufacturing, foundry, metals, or related field.
Lives by our values of trust, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement.
High School Diploma (or willingness to participate in GED program).
Ability to push, pull, lift, and move up to 60lbs.
Basic math and problem solving skills.
Must be a "U.S. Person" (U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or granted U.S. asylum or refugee status) or employer must be able to obtain necessary export license.

Nice To Haves

Prior machine shop experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Transport melting materials and supplies from the warehouse or other locations to the melt deck.
Operate melting furnace charging equipment.
Learn to operate the melting furnaces.
Remove full slag hoppers from the melt deck and transport to commercial refuse containers.
Responsible for own safety and the safety of others in the area.
Grind iron castings to specifications.
Use power tools such as robots, hand grinders, stationary grinders and pencil grinders.
Perform wheel changes.
Record data & complete paperwork.
Make and prepare sand cores using molds to form holes or hollows in iron castings.
Set up, adjustments, and troubleshooting multiple pieces of equipment.
Enter settings into computer system.
Review process sheets and inspect conditions of cores.
Complete preventative maintenance as required.
Operate molding machines and set cores.
Assemble and prepare sand molds for pouring.
Inspect and prepare all patterns, set up mold production.
Coordinate & communicate with melt and molding lines.
Perform quality inspections on castings and patterns.
Maintain a clean workspace, ladle repairs, and prepare for next production run.