Metalworking Specialist

Are you skilled with tools and enjoy hands-on tasks? Do you seek a fulfilling career path rather than just a job? Are you driven by achieving excellence in your work? If you have experience in metal fabrication or furnace operations, we want to hear from you.

Company Overview:

Empire Staffing Network is an employee-owned organization specializing in the production of custom open die and rolled ring forgings utilized in various demanding applications globally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilize hand and overhead grinders to remove material defects.
• Coordinate pre-forge loads with the Blacksmith or relevant forge personnel.
• Operate furnaces to adhere to production schedules for forge and post-forge thermal cycles as per the forge manual.
• Manage scrap removal from press pits and ensure proper disposal according to metal type, documenting weights accurately.
• Identify and verify material according to shop orders, inspecting for defects and transporting materials, scrap, and forgings throughout the production area.
• Operate heavy equipment, including fueling press support machinery and fork trucks.
• Maintain cleanliness in the work environment by performing general housekeeping duties, including cleaning furnaces and floors.
• Repair forge tools using welding or grinding techniques.
• Contribute to a safe and healthy workplace by adhering to policies and procedures aimed at reducing industrial accidents.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED completion.
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes and shop mathematics (including measuring and converting metrics and decimals).

Required Skills:

• Proficient in reading tape measures and interpreting blueprints.
• Ability to perform a variety of tasks and respond swiftly to changing demands.
• Experience with micrometers or calipers is advantageous.
• Prior experience in heavy equipment operation is preferred.
• Familiarity with crane rigging and operation is beneficial.
• Relevant experience includes metal fabrication, machine operation, roofing, seal coating, forging, casting, measurements, band saws, boring, gauges, grinding, trimming, manufacturing, overhead crane operation, material handling, and farm equipment operation.

Employee Benefits:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Profit Sharing Bonus
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company-provided Life Insurance
• Prescription Drug Plan
• 401K and Roth Retirement Plans
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Short- and Long-term disability coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement