Foundry Prep Operator, All Shifts, Multiple Openings - Milford, United States - Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc.

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Milford, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

No manufacturing experience? No Problem Our on-site "Center for Excellence" new hire training program will set you up for success.

Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Milford, New Hampshire (USA), Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. is the premier supplier of complete-to-print, high-volume, complex thin-wall investment castings and fully-finished casting-based subassemblies and components to industry. The company leads the industry in volume production, reduced lead-times and just-in-time manufacturing.

Hitchiner produces castings in hundreds of different alloys for a broad spectrum of global markets and customers that include the leaders in the automotive, aerospace, and other industries.

We offer an enriching environment where learning and growing become part of your career. Hitchiner is dedicated to fostering the professional growth and development of our employees. We offer upward mobility and internal promotions.

Benefits:

Hitchiner offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:

Onsite Primary Care at the Hitchiner Health and Resource Center for convenient and no cost preventative, acute and chronic medical and behavioral health services for employees and their dependents.
Onsite state of the art Gym/Fitness Center, open 24/7 for all employees
Medical and Dental Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Basic and Accidental Life Insurance (company paid)
Shortterm and Longterm Disability Insurance (company paid)
401K (pretax and ROTH) with Excellent Company Match and Immediate Vesting
Company Profit Sharing Plan
3 weeks' Vacation to start; 4 weeks' Vacation at 5 Years; 5 weeks' Vacation 10 years seniority
We set you up for success with our "Center for Excellence" onsite training center for new hires and existing employees to improve new learning and continuous growth
Training and Educational Assistance Programs

Primary Function:

Remove molds from their storage area, perform needed inspections, repairs, and any other required tasks (i.e. Kaowool wrap).

Load molds into the ovens in proper sequence and quantities, complete required paperwork and keep foundry operators informed of any irregularities.

Load molds into casting chambers or sand beds.

Tools and Equipment:

Burnout ovens, racks, conveyors, fluidized sand beds, ladles, automated lifting devices, pneumatic and electric chipping hammers and rammers, hoists, torch, cement mixer, forklift, pallet jacks, personal protective equipment and other equipment as may be required.

Materials:

Various types of shell molds, patching materials, sand, ramming materials, potassium silicate dip, refractories. Furnace liners, ladles and ladle forms, molten and solid metals of various types and quantities.

Direction of Others:

None

Working Procedure:

The following are the usual major job duties, but this job description does not preclude the performance of other duties as assigned by the supervisor:

Acquire molds from their storage area(s) this will be done by direction of the supervisor or a prepared scheduled
Inspect the molds for damage, wax drips, holes, cracks and any other abnormalities
Repair the mold(s) as needed. Any mold with heavy damage, or excessive missing parts need to be referred to a supervisor for disposition. Any mold that has foreign material of any kind, i.e. loose sand, attached to it or coming out of it must be referred to a supervisor
Load molds in the oven in the proper quantity and sequence required
Complete the necessary paperwork to maintain control of the mold processing into the foundry
Maintain furnaces knocking out, patching, relining, using established procedures and required tools
Remove molds from oven manually or using mechanically assisted machine(s)
Inspect and repair (if necessary), load into casting machine, or place in sand beds
Follow instructions given by foundry operator
Be proactive in safety, ergonomics, and cost controls, either directly, as on a team or indirectly through example and suggestions
Follow and work from foundry instruction card(s) and work instructions
Perform TPM duties as instructed
Maintain sand beds; clean and appropriately filled
Maintain and control proper classification of revert metal
Assist (as may be required) in metal control, and in preparing master melt lots for casting
May require use of overhead saw
Maintain and accomplish inventories as may be directed
Ensure metal scraps are placed in proper containers
When conventional casting, maintain ladles on the preheat, and when called for, bring to the furnace in a shank and preheat with molten metal. Take full ladle and pour metal into the mold using prescribed technique, fill mold to proper height. Repeat as necessary to complete the heat. Always following the direction and instructions of the foundry operator. Once molds have been cooled, remove and pl