Production Worker - Aluminum Casting
About the role
Consider joining the Pennex family as a Production Worker in our Wellsville, PA location. This position operates and maintains equipment used in the casting of aluminum components. Duties include preparing molds, pouring molten aluminum, removing finished castings, performing quality checks, charging furnaces, running production saws, homogenization process, and ensuring safety procedures are followed.
Responsibilities
- Cleans residual aluminum left over from the previous cast from the distribution pan, transfer nozzles mold assemblies and other spots around the casting unit.
- Paints distribution pan, filter bowl and transfer troughs with a mixture of bone ash and water.
- Sands and paints mold assemblies.
- Preheats and dries trough, filter bowl and distribution pan until ready to start cast.
- Aligns started blocks by ensuring spool is centered in mold.
- Manually adjusts starter blocks as needed.
- Ensures proper labeling of logs and billets with stamping unit, color codes and production tags.
- Moves cut log and billet into appropriate storage area.
- Loads and unloads logs into appropriate stacks prior to and after completion of homogenization.
- Operates log saw cutting log or billet into appropriate lengths.
- Operates homogenizing furnace.
- Rolls logs from table to saw area.
- Checks sharpness of saw blades on a regular basis.
- Keeps a record of materials received and used.
- Inspects incoming materials and verifies invoices.
- Using forklift, loads log and billet onto trailers and unloads prime, dealer scrap and other materials received from outside suppliers.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- One or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Requirements
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write simple reports and correspondence.
- Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
- Ability to perform these operations using units of American weight measurement, volume, and distance.
- Ability to deal with problems involving variables in standardized situations.
- Physical stamina, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a high-temperature, fast-paced industrial environment.
- Eligible to work in the United States, visa sponsorships are not available.
- Regular attendance required.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance.
- Disability and life insurance.
- 401(k) with matching contribution.
- Generous allotment of paid vacation and paid holidays.
- Competitive wages plus performance-based bonus opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Ongoing training and professional development.
- Ambitious opportunity for career growth and advancement.
- Daily Pay available.
- Purpose-driven, friendly, open, and respectful culture.
- Shared core values of safety, integrity, caring, and growth.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee discount program with hundreds of partner brands.
- Wellness incentive program.
- Ambitious opportunity for career growth and advancement.
- Daily Pay available.
Benefits
About Us
We are a leading provider of quality aluminum cast products and extrusions. With state-of-the-art technology and facilities across Ohio and Pennsylvania, we're proud to offer the capabilities and expertise to cast billet, extrude custom shapes and fabricate finished components for customers across a range of markets - including automotive, transportation, building and construction, electrical and machinery, consumer durables and distribution. But it’s not just what we do that sets us apart, it’s how we do it. Safety. Integrity. Caring. Growth. These core values are embodied by each member of our team; guiding every action we take and decision we make. Whether it’s driving innovation within our industry, making the impossible possible for our customers, providing a safe, respectful workplace for employees or supporting our local communities, our purpose is clear. We are dedicated to impacting our world in a positive way.
Perks of the Job
Our Commitment To Inclusion
We welcome people of different backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives. To ensure our business and culture continue to be inclusive of all people, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age or marital status, veteran, or disability status.