Furnace Mason

Job Summary

ATI is seeking a skilled Furnace Mason to join our team in Monroe, North Carolina. As a Furnace Mason, you will be responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and rebuilding melting furnaces, including tearing apart existing structures, installing new refractory brick and other materials, and ensuring our furnaces meet the required capabilities necessary to produce our materials.

Key Responsibilities

• Remove and install refractory brick in walls, ceilings, floors, and arches when performing repairs or rebuilds of furnaces
• Perform various types of rough finish masonry work such as laying brick
• Properly use and maintain refractory tools and equipment including air hammers, hand tools, grinders & Cut-Off saws.
• Perform necessary set-up and layout projects by reading and interpreting blueprints, measuring, leveling, and squaring to install and build to specifications
• Responsible for adherence to all safety policies, practices, and procedures
• Operate fork trucks and cranes

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• At least one (1) year of Heavy Manufacturing experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 9 months of melt shop or Masonry experience

Skills

• Effective teamwork skills with an ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work in a variety of conditions including lifting and installing bricks throughout the day, safely maneuvering in tight spaces and over/around equipment, and working in hot and cold environments while following the highest degree of safety standards and procedures
• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to operate multiple different pieces of equipment
• Efficient reading, writing, and basic math aptitude, including the ability to add and subtract totals, multiply and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Knowledge of the properties and workability of bonding and ceramic materials
• Strong ability to multi-task and provide guidance to other employees
• Basic computer skills