Foundry Technician

3 months ago

Pekin, United States FLSmidth & Co. AS Full time
Discover your potential
Do you have the drive to create, innovate and develop sustainable solutions for the mining and cement industries, taking on some of the world's biggest challenges? If yes, you will fit right into our culture. We count on people who are agile, challenge conventions, and drive success for us and our customers. We want passionate employees who excel in collaboration. Together we carry forward a brand of excellence and a safe industry for employees and customers. We contribute to a better future, while our global career opportunities enable you to discover your potential.

FLSmidth Inc. is seeking Foundry Technicians for3rd shift (+8% shift differential) at our Pekin IL location and a 1000$ bonus if you continue to be employed after 6 months. These roles assist in foundry processes including, but not limited to, melting metal, pouring metal into molds, removing castings from molds and dressing castings. A good attitude and ability to work in hot conditions are top priorities for the selected candidate

Your Responsibilities
  • Safety advocate
  • Flask assembly
  • Sand mixing, pouring and packing
  • Sand mold preparation - binder application, torch drying, manual clamping and unclamping of cope/drag
  • Prepares furnace and pours metal - weighs and loads charge material, skims slag, uses crane to carry ladle, pours molten metal from ladle into molds
  • Clean and finish rough casting - breaks away sand mold from casting, cleans casting and patterns, sand and slag break up and removal, chip and reline ladles
  • Follow through with applicable paperwork
  • Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related tasks as needed
  • Maintain a clean/organized work environment
You may be required to operate the following tools and/or machinery:
  • Furnaces
  • Sandblaster
  • Sand-mixers
  • Chip dryers
  • Cut off saws
  • Grinders
  • Welders
What You Bring
  • Safety leadership
  • Great attitude
  • Ability to work well in both team and individual environment
  • Strong problem solving skills
  • Willingness to learn (Coachable)
  • High school degree or equivalent
  • Previous use of power tools and fork truck experience preferred
  • Solid written and verbal communication skills
  • Basic computer skills
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform repetitive tasks
  • Must wear respirator and be able to sustain periods of extreme heat
What We Offer
  • Competitive pay starting at $20/hour
  • 8% shift differential for 3rd shift
  • Competitive benefit plans, including employer-paid life insurance and paid parental leave
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan allowing accrual and use of PTO effective upon date of hire
  • Clean and safe work environment
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Matching 401K


FLSmidth Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

FLSmidth is the leading supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to customers in the mining and cement industries - for more information please visit FLSmidth.com/careers

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