Open Positions
Melt Operator 1:00 am – 10 am
Job Summary: Melts and pours all alloys produced by Stainless Foundry on any furnaces within the Sand and Investment melt departments as well as filling in on any position in the Sand and Investment foundry by performing the following duties.
Job Responsibilities:
- Charges and melts metal for pouring of molds.
- Performs tapping of metal from the furnace to ladle and from the ladle to the molds.
- Completes the required paperwork.
- Pours and melts a wide variety of alloys.
- Make corrective adds to the furnace.
- Responsible for knock out and relining of the furnaces.
- Setups and pours bed as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical requirement for this position requires continuous standing and intermittent walking, bending, and assisted lifting of parts that at times may be in excess of 50 pounds. This position also requires to reach with hands and arms and to use hands to handle or feel parts. The employee is regularly exposed to fumes, moving mechanical parts and extreme heat.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Basic math skills- counting, adding, subtracting, multiplication, division
- Mechanical abilities
- Stable work history a must
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
1st/2nd shift Foundry leadman 2:30pm – 11:00pm
Job Summary: Manage the production, quality and delivery of product. Manage the daily production goals in order to meet on time delivery.
Job Responsibilities:
- Meet customer specifications regarding quality and delivery requirements
- Schedule and process product, using the most economical means available.
- Train and evaluate employees.
- Maintain employee records.
- Ensure employee and work place safety.
- Update processes and equipment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
- Excellent Knowledge of Microsoft Suite
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Mechanical abilities
- Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred, but not required
Core and Mold Technician- 1st shift 4am-2:30pm
Job Summary: Makes Airset molds and cores of various sizes used in the production of metal castings and operates molding machines to form squeezer or cope and drag molds by performing the following duties:
Job Responsibilities:
- Installs patterns on molding table or machine (cope & drag) or connects air vibration system to squeezer mold pattern. Checks that it is the correct pattern and alloy to be run.
- Places cope or drag half of flask (as appropriate) on molding table of machine. If squeezer, places pattern between cope & drag half of flasks
- Riddles sand over pattern, partially fills flask with sand and packs around pattern contours. Completes filling flask with sand.
- Starts machining to compact sand in flask and form mold. If squeezer, turns mold over on the bottom board and makes cope half in the same way the drag was made. Adds sprue, risers, etc. at this time.
- Lifts half of mold off the machine, cleans, sprays with mold cote and burns off. Cuts pouring spout in cope. Puts vents in cope & drag where marked. Squeezer, sprays with mold cote, but doesn’t burn off.
- Locates patterns and mounts in proper mold frame/box.
- Selects proper sand mix on 1000# kloster sand mixer and fills mold cope or drag as appropriate.
- Rolls out mold when sand has set up. Drags on correct size metal plates, copes on large plywood boards.
- Checks molds for flatness with straight edge.
- Prepares molds for closing by drilling vent holes, blind risers and installing core rings and gluing in place or tying down as appropriate, mud in if necessary.
- Other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical requirement for this position requires continuous standing and intermittent walking, bending, and assisted lifting of parts that at times may be in excess of 50 pounds This position also requires to reach with hands and arms and to use hands to handle or feel parts.