No Bake Molder
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented No-Bake 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: Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
- Oral Communication: Listen and get clarification.
- Teamwork: Balance team and individual responsibilities.
- Adaptability: Adapt to changes in the work environment.
- Dependability: Follow instructions, respond 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
No specific education or certification is required. 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
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 the ability to adjust focus.
- Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
- Frequently required to climb or balance.
- Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Must be able to talk or hear.
Schedule
This is primarily a first-shift position (5:00 am to 1:30 pm), though a second-shift position (1:00 pm to 9:30 pm) may be available. Second-shift positions include a $3.00 shift differential. Production demands may occasionally require shift adjustments.
Pay
Second-shift positions pay a $3.00 shift differential.