Production Worker

Job Overview

The Production Worker supports daily aluminum casting operations by performing critical tasks related to safety, inline preparation, skimming, casting control, and material handling. This role ensures production efficiency, product quality, and workplace safety in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate is safety-focused, detail-oriented, and capable of operating equipment while coordinating closely with Supervisors and production teams.

Core Responsibilities

• Safety & Compliance

• Wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE) and strictly follow established safety protocols
• Immediately report safety concerns, hazards, or incidents to a Supervisor

• Inline Preparation & Casting Support

• Prepare troughs and inline equipment thoroughly to ensure a safe and efficient pouring process
• Understand the full inline casting process and assist with maintaining optimal operational flow

• Skimming & Quality Control

• Use appropriate tools to remove slag and impurities from ingot casting molds and clean sows effectively
• Skim ingots to meet required dimensions and quality specifications, including precise sizing for specialized alloy types

• Flow & Speed Monitoring

• Maintain proper casting speed to align with production time tracking; skimmer is responsible for managing inline speed
• Monitor and adjust inline flow speeds to maintain optimal casting performance
• Report discrepancies to the Supervisor

• Emergency Response

• Recognize hazardous conditions and know when and how to activate the Emergency Stop (E-Stop)
• Immediately alert the Supervisor in the event of an overflow or safety concern

• Mold Preparation & Handling

• Apply coatings to casting molds following proper procedures and required frequency

• Material Handling & Processing

• Stack ingots accurately and verify proper size specifications
• Weigh and stencil bundles and sows accurately and without error
• Safely remove knockout pins during the sow casting process
• Apply water to sows during pouring operations in accordance with established procedures

• Transportation & Equipment Operation

• Use chains safely and correctly to lift sows from molds, ensuring secure transport
• Operate a forklift safely to move ingots and sows to designated rows and storage areas

Qualifications

• Must be willing to work in a foundry manufacturing environment, where working conditions can be hot or cold depending on external temperatures
• Must be willing to follow all safety protocol and wear all required PPE

About Trialco

Trialco Aluminum, LLC is a versatile Primary and Secondary aluminum smelter located in the south suburbs of Chicago, IL. We specialize in producing clean, high-quality Primary and Secondary alloys for today's Die Castings, Sand and Permanent Mold Castings, Investment Castings, and other Specialty Casting Operations as well as Job Shops. Trialco is committed to providing the highest quality raw materials to build your unique products and realize your most innovative ideas. Our products are widely used in the automotive, aerospace, communications, constructions, and electronics industries. By upholding the highest quality and environmental standards, we strive to provide consistent, superior, and sustainable lightweight solutions to meet, and exceed, our customers' needs. Trialco is focused on the pursuit of innovation and excellence. By following our core values, we strongly believe we can continue to provide value to customers by setting the standard in magnesium recycling. Trialco is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans' status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.