Purpose of Position:
The Foundry Technician will perform pattern cleaning, mold making, furnace material preparation, casting finishing duties and assisting in pouring operations as required. May be required to perform operator maintenance on various foundry equipment as well as work with maintenance personnel to repair equipment as needed.
Task and Responsibilities:
The Foundry Technician will:
- Set-up and operate miscellaneous resin foundry machines and equipment.
- Manufacture and/or tests parts according to engineering and customer standards and specifications.
- Maintain accurate and reliable documentation.
- Participate in establishing manufacturing methods, including machine, test, material, and tooling requirements, to ensure parts are manufactured according to engineering tolerances/specifications.
- Perform inspection and/or testing related activities to ensure that parts are produced in accordance with manufacturing standards and specifications.
- Inspect parts to ensure they are free of defects.
- Provide input and recommendations for selecting, installing, and adjusting various foundry related equipment to ensure they are consistent with the type and size of material being manufactured.
- Remove burrs, sharp edges, flash, etc. from manufactured parts to ensure they are in accordance with engineering requirements.
- Maintain proper identification of parts per planning specifications and ensure that accurate and reliable records and documentation are maintained.
Physical Demands:
- Prolonged periods of standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or climbing.
- Use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
- Regularly lift and move up to 20-25 pounds, occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Hearing abilities related to job assigned.
Job Requirements (e.g. education, experience, skills, and desired competencies)
- High School or GED with a minimum of 1 year of industrial experience preferred.
- Resin or green sand molding experience preferred and casting experience desirable.
- Effective interaction with team members, customers, and all levels of management.
- Reads, understands, and correctly interprets manufacturing requirements.
- Must be capable of lifting 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
- (Note – must use a lift assist or assistance from other individual(s) when lifting more than 50 lbs.)
- Must be capable of pushing or pulling a weight of 60 lbs.
- Must have grip strength of at least 50 lbs.
- Responsible for and accountable for product safety and the quality of work, including, as a minimum, all elements defined in the Company’s Quality Policy.
Benefits:
- The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, and performance.
- Pay: $17 per hour
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance