Senior Melt Shop Operator openings: Superalloy plant!

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•Muskegon, MI

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About The Position

Cannon-Muskegon is seeking experienced Senior Melt Shop Operators for their Superalloy plant. This is an advanced production role in a flagship aerospace and orthopedic metals plant. The position offers a competitive hourly wage with shift premiums and a rich quarterly bonus potential. Operators will be trained on various melt shop jobs and will be responsible for observing safety practices, performing melting operations, maintaining furnaces, verifying materials, taking samples, making minor repairs, and operating control panels for continuous casting systems. The role also involves preparing equipment for casting, ensuring ladle readiness, controlling metal flow, understanding mechanical components, operating cranes, making data entries, and maintaining a clean work environment. Other duties may be assigned by supervisors.

Requirements

High school graduate, GED, or equivalent.
Safety conscious with a good safety record.
Dependable with a good attendance record.
Ability to learn mechanical, trouble shooting and mathematical aptitude (with appropriate on-the-job-training).
Decision making ability - can comprehend multiple variables and take appropriate action without close supervision.
Physically able to work in an extreme heat stress environment with exposure to molten metal, dust and fumes.
Ability to wear respirator and other personal protective equipment required for the position.
Physically capable of performing heavy manual duties, operate a variety of machinery and equipment and wear required personal protective equipment.
Able and willing to accept rotating job assignments involving a variety of melt shop tasks.
Able to operate a powered industrial truck.
Mechanical aptitude.
Decision making ability under stressful / adverse conditions.
Able to read technical work instructions.
Able to effectively communicate.
Able to exercise good judgment.
Computer skills – need to be able to understand basic commands, operate required software applications.
Willing to work overtime without prior notice.

Nice To Haves

Foundry or experience in a related manufacturing occupation preferred.

Responsibilities

Observe all job safety practices, manufacturing and technical work instructions.
Accept assignments to a variety of melt shop jobs (after extensive on-the-job-training) and perform melt jobs on a primary or secondary basis including: Furnace and melting operations, AOD, Concast, Gates, Crane, Shearline and Inspection, and Refractory.
Follow all manufacturing and technical work instructions and procedures.
Maintain furnaces for maximum output.
Verify charge weigh up against heat sheet, load charge weight on to conveying system, visually monitor the charge material as it feeds into furnace.
Take samples of molten metal as specified, prepare for delivery to the metallurgical lab for testing.
Make minor furnace repairs.
Repair or patch furnace linings.
Assist maintenance on major repairs of conveying and furnace equipment.
Inspect readiness of ladles.
Operate computerized control panel for continuous caster system according to caster manual and monitor system for various parameters, such as: Alloy type, Withdraw velocity, Withdraw distance, Withdraw-to-backstroke dwell, Backstroke distance, Backstroke dwell, Mold Temperature Hi and Low settings, and Water Temperature Delta Hi and Low settings.
Prepare caster, tundish and other equipment for casting including removing metal build up.
Ensure that ladles and slide gates are ready to receive molten metal at all times.
Control the flow of molten metal into the tundishes.
Understand when ladles need to be removed from service for cleaning or rebuild.
Understand mechanical components of the slide gate system.
Install refractory components into the slide gate system as needed.
Operates crane for all tapping and transferring activities.
Make data entries into computer database and maintain other records and reports as required.
Maintain good housekeeping and cleanliness of the department.
Other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Area Manager.