Full-time aluminum foundry molding position - 1st shift

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. Candidates 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; 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.

Qualifications

• Language Ability: Ability to read and write.
• Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills: Knowledge of basic computer operation for reviewing work instructions.
• Education/Experience: High school diploma or GED preferred; one to three months of related experience and/or training (or equivalent combination of education and experience) is a plus.

Work Environment

The work environment involves regular exposure to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level is usually moderate to loud.

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to climb or balance.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Schedule

This is a first-shift position scheduled from 5:00 am to 1:30 pm. Production demands may occasionally require shift adjustments.