First Shift Aluminum Foundry Worker

About the role

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Molder to join our foundry team. In this role, you will form sand molds to fabricate metal castings using room-temperature chemical binding processes. Your precision will directly impact the structural integrity and internal design of our metal castings, ensuring we meet strict quality and production standards. Experience with air-set resin systems is a plus.

This position may require access to export-controlled technology or software source code subject to ITAR and EAR regulations, and you must meet eligibility criteria under these regulations.

Responsibilities

• Place flask and drag onto molding board and position pattern inside drag.
• Sprinkle or spray parting agent onto pattern and flask to facilitate removal of pattern from mold, and position reinforcing wire in flask.
• Sift sand over pattern and compact sand around pattern contours.
• Shovel and pack sand into flask.
• Invert drag, position cope half of pattern and flask onto drag, and repeat sand molding operation to embed pattern into cope.
• Lift cope from drag and remove pattern.
• Cut runner and sprue hole into mold and repair damaged impressions.
• Position specified cores into drag and reassemble cope and drag.
• Move and position work pieces such as flasks, patterns, and bottom boards, or signal Overhead Crane Operator to move and position work pieces.
• Pour molten metal into mold or direct Metal Pourer to fill mold.
• Form and assemble slab cores around pattern to reinforce mold.

Competencies

• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
• Oral Communication: Listens and gets clarification.
• Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment.
• Dependability: Follows instructions, responds to management direction.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Basic computer skills for reviewing work instructions.
• No supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

No specific education or certification is required. However, a high school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training (or an equivalent combination of education and experience) is a plus.

Work Environment

• Regular exposure to work near moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
• Moderate to loud noise level in the work environment.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.