The posting
The Foundry Operator assists other workers in foundry concerned with melting metal, pouring metal into molds, removing castings from molds, and dressing castings by performing the following duties.
· Moves sand, castings, flasks, or other materials about foundry.
· Assembles flasks.
· Waters and mixes sand, shovels sand into flask, and compacts sand into flasks.
· Sprays binder on surface of sand molds and dries surface with blowtorch.
· Fits together, clamps, and unclamps cope and drag on production line.
· Weighs out specified amounts of materials for furnace charge and loads charge into melting furnace.
· Skims slag from surface of molten metal.
· Carries or pushes ladles of molten metal on monorail and pours metal into molds.
· Installs and removes steel clamps used to hold steel flasks together.
· Breaks sand mold from finished casting.
· Sorts castings into pairs or groups for assembly.
· Cleans castings, patterns, and flasks.
· Removes gates, sprues, and other projections from castings with sledge, pneumatic hammer, or power hacksaw.
· Breaks up slag and shovels it into buckets for removal to dump.
· Chips out crucibles and ladle linings.
· Prepares plaster and refines ladle.
· Sweeps and cleans work areas.
· High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
· Minimal experience required
· Basic degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications.
· Basic analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills.
· Basic verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning).
· Basic understanding and application of mathematical concepts.
· Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients.
· Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
· Ability to work with and influence peers and management.
· Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting.
· Possess a mechanical aptitude; ability to use a large variety of hand tools and basic knowledge of power tools, forklifts, welding equipment, and cutting torch.
· Ability to work overtime as necessary.
PHYSICAL ASPECTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
· Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk, hear and see.
· Regularly/Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
· Regularly/Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold & heat, risk of electrical shock, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
· The noise level in the work environment may be high.
* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.



