Caster - Metals

• Receive material and appropriate documents and move to casting furnace. Select, dress, position, and secure mold. Light and charge furnace and bring melt to correct pouring temp.

Receive material and appropriate documents and move to casting furnace.

Select, dress, position, and secure mold.

Light and charge furnace and bring melt to correct pouring temp.

• Control the pour of metal using hydraulic control system as necessary.

Control the pour of metal using hydraulic control system as necessary.

• On free crucible-fixed furnace: pick up and position tongs using heat resistant gloves; grasp crucible with tongs, raising it from furnace and positioning it over mold after placing slug at pouring spout, hand pour molten metal into mold.

On free crucible-fixed furnace: pick up and position tongs using heat resistant gloves; grasp crucible with tongs, raising it from furnace and positioning it over mold after placing slug at pouring spout, hand pour molten metal into mold.

• After casting has cooled and set, remove casting from mold, inspect and place in designated area for the next operation.

After casting has cooled and set, remove casting from mold, inspect and place in designated area for the next operation.

• Clean, inspect, and prepare crucible for the next pour.

Clean, inspect, and prepare crucible for the next pour.

• Enter all required information on pyrometer charts, inspect castings after removal from mold, clean and dress molds after each use.

Enter all required information on pyrometer charts, inspect castings after removal from mold, clean and dress molds after each use.

• Notify supervisor or Lead Operator of mechanical/electrical problems and of any defects in equipment.

Notify supervisor or Lead Operator of mechanical/electrical problems and of any defects in equipment.

• Maintain necessary records and move materials as necessary in performance of duties.

Maintain necessary records and move materials as necessary in performance of duties.

• Must follow established company and department rules and regulations and maintain quality standards.

Must follow established company and department rules and regulations and maintain quality standards.

• Perform other duties as required or directed.

Perform other duties as required or directed.

• Support a safety culture by following all safety rules including reporting all incidents and near misses.

Support a safety culture by following all safety rules including reporting all incidents and near misses.