Townley Engineering & Manufacturing Co
Mfg Tech Foundry Melting
Townley Engineering & Manufacturing Co, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
All Foundry positions perform a combination of the following duties; creating molds, melting metal, pouring metal into molds, removing castings from molds, moving foundry materials, moving sand, castings, or other materials through the foundry by crane and forklift.
Essential Job Functions:
Pack sand molds and pour molten metals into sand molds
Break up sand molds and slag
Ability to apply mold coating, ramming/packing sand molds, closing, furnace operations, and shakeout
Skim slag from surface of molten metal
Remove gates, sprues and other projections from castings
Measure out correct amounts of materials for furnace and loads charge
Monitor the pouring of molten metal into molds and other forms to create castings with the help of ladles and hand-operated equipment.
Carefully track the temperature gauges and color, heating units, furnace flames, etc. to melt metal as per requirements.
Clean castings and patterns
Follow oral and written instructions and/or direction given by supervisors to complete assigned work projects
Ensure work area is clean and safe
This is not a complete list Requirements; additional duties may be assigned as needed.
Requirements:
Ability to proactively troubleshoot problems
Work as a team within department and with other departments and Leads
Ability to work in a team setting
Ability to work scheduled hours and comply with the company's timekeeping policy and all other company policies
Required Physical Demands: Must be able to lift 50 pounds unassisted. Physical capability to properly handle tooling and safely set up large pieces; including lifting, pushing, pulling, and positioning products. Must be able to stand, sit and bend for long periods of time.
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Essential Job Functions:
Pack sand molds and pour molten metals into sand molds
Break up sand molds and slag
Ability to apply mold coating, ramming/packing sand molds, closing, furnace operations, and shakeout
Skim slag from surface of molten metal
Remove gates, sprues and other projections from castings
Measure out correct amounts of materials for furnace and loads charge
Monitor the pouring of molten metal into molds and other forms to create castings with the help of ladles and hand-operated equipment.
Carefully track the temperature gauges and color, heating units, furnace flames, etc. to melt metal as per requirements.
Clean castings and patterns
Follow oral and written instructions and/or direction given by supervisors to complete assigned work projects
Ensure work area is clean and safe
This is not a complete list Requirements; additional duties may be assigned as needed.
Requirements:
Ability to proactively troubleshoot problems
Work as a team within department and with other departments and Leads
Ability to work in a team setting
Ability to work scheduled hours and comply with the company's timekeeping policy and all other company policies
Required Physical Demands: Must be able to lift 50 pounds unassisted. Physical capability to properly handle tooling and safely set up large pieces; including lifting, pushing, pulling, and positioning products. Must be able to stand, sit and bend for long periods of time.
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