Foundry / Plating

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
In the role of a Foundry/Plating, you will: 

•    Pack sand molds and pour molten metals into sand molds
•    Ability to apply mold coating, ramming/packing sand molds, closing, furnace operations, and shakeout 
•    Measure out correct amounts of materials for furnace and loads charge
•    Skim slag from surface of molten metal 
•    Clean castings and patterns 
•    Remove gates, sprues and other projections from castings
•    Break up sand molds and slag
•    Possess or ability to acquire and maintain knowledge to correctly set up gating and risers for various sand molds. ie: rotational, thermoform, and pattern castings
•    Visually be able to inspect procedures and determine any issues and defects 
•    Prepping, plating, and cleaning of parts  
•    Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Includes electrolytic processes.
•    Notify Lead and correct any defects as permissible, if possible according to specifications
•    Work with other departments to notify of processes that did not turn out correct and to stop any future jobs from being affected 
•    Follow oral and written instructions and/or direction given by supervisors to complete assigned work projects
•    Ability to proactively troubleshoot problems 
•    Work as a team within department and with other departments and Leads 
•    Ensure work area is clean and safe 
•    Other duties may be assigned as needed, this is not a complete list