Melt Technician

Job Summary

Maintenance and operation of melting and machining equipment including induction melting, conventional and continuous casting machines, lathes, and milling machines with a strong attention to detail and steadfast pride in work.

Melt Technician

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• Safely and effectively operate various pieces of melting and machining equipment alone and with other operators.
• Use Good Manufacturing Practices and line clearance to produce high-quality, clean heats that conform to given chemical specifications.
• Use proper PPE and safety guidelines while operating equipment.
• Work with Production Control and all other manufacturing departments to produce on-time customer deliveries.
• Have full understanding of company policies, paperwork, and systems to repeatedly produce quality material products.
• Must work well in a “team environment”.
• Must follow shop order dates and processes accurately while informing supervisors or engineers of any non-conformances.
• Strive to continually improve processes, equipment efficiency, and quality.
• Be willing to train and operate various pieces of equipment as assigned by supervision.

• Review job requirements at the beginning of each shift.
• Notify supervision when any job may go “overdue” or yield short and why.
• Inspect and sign off for quality on each operation, complete M2M reporting for each operation, and notify supervision of any non-conformances.
• Maintain material and scrap identity throughout processing.
• Follow operator and maintenance logs as required.
• Notify supervision of any equipment problems.
• Maintain tooling and equipment integrity on a daily basis and notify supervision in advance for potential needs.
• Work with other operators to communicate and coordinate job flow through the Materials Department.
• Must maintain a neat and clean workplace.

• Must demonstrate ability to be fully trained on various pieces of metal-forming machinery.
• Must show strong mechanical skills and an ability to use hand tools and measuring equipment.
• Must have an attention to detail and an interest in creating a high-quality product.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with other team members and supervisors.
• Must be able to read and interpret work instructions, job routers, quality documents and drawings and use this information to produce quality material in-line with customer expectations.

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• At least 3-5 years manufacturing experience
• Strong mechanical skills
• Ability to work with hands
• Micrometer/caliper experience
• Basic math skills
• Legible writing skills
• Basic computer skills

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities including walking up or down stairs