Melt and Pour Level 3 - Now Hiring

Job Title: Pay for Skills – Melt & Pour Level 3

Number of Openings: 1

Shift: Third shift, normal scheduled hours 12:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Location: Waukesha Foundry, Inc., 1300 Lincoln Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186

Department: Melt & Pour

Reports to: Will Cleveland

Pay Type: Hourly

Wage: $ 25.19

Job Description (meant to be a description of basic job tasks, not all inclusive)

Pouring:
 Proper weight & clamp placement per size of mold before pouring
 Proper inspection of sprue & risers to be correct and any debris removed
 Read master for requirements and special instructions
 Proper pouring technique (even stream, pour box full, proper height of riser)
 Proper gas removal technique as pouring
 Placement of hot topping and heat tags after pour
 Removal of clamps & weights when cool

Ladle Repair:
 Place ladles on preheater and safely light
 Knock out, replace, or repair lining in ladles (including safety liner)
 Make ceramic pot for hand shank

Furnace Helper:
 Use heat log as reference to weigh raw materials, revert & deoxidizers to correct weight (additions included)
 Deliver correct charges to correct deck in order of planned pours
 Perform Cycle counts

Melt Scheduler:
 Set up and organize molds for desired alloy and quantity to be poured
 Stamp heat tags with heat number of heat to be poured
 Record correct data of what was poured on each heat including pouring temps, test material, serial numbers, samples
 Maintain Heat Identification log, ladle log & test bar log

Melting:
 Confirm charge materials against heat log
 Melt heats of metal per Melting Induction Furnace SOP ME2.0 & alloy procedure for that alloy
 Maintain Induction Furnace log
 Patch furnace lining as needed
 Knock out & reline wet ram & dry vibe furnaces
 Patch furnace coil
 Maintain furnace installation reports
 Replace argon lines as needed

General:
 Melt per specific procedures following safe work practices and bringing up quality issues as they arise
 Maintain proper housekeeping for work area
 Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements

Education: High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.

Skills:   Requires the use of basic arithmetic functions such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing along with reading and understanding shop paperwork.

Abilities:  Must have the ability to lift up to 75 pounds.

Working conditions:   Normal foundry atmosphere.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.  They are not intended to be an all-encompassing list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.  Reasonable accommodations to essential functions of the job will be made if necessary.