Furnace Tender

Summary

Tends furnace that re-melts nonferrous alloyed metals used in die casting process. Loads, unloads and moves materials, as required, within or near working site.

• Clean furnace and equipment
• Convey material from storage or work sites to designated area
• Count, weigh and record number of units of materials moved on daily production sheet
• Remove samples of materials, label them with identifying information and take samples for laboratory analysis
• Lift heavy objects by hand or with power hoist
• Clean work area
• Charge material in furnace
• Operate industrial truck or electrical hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and product
• Sprinkle fluxing compound on molten metal to bring impurities to surface. Skims slag from surface of molten metal
• Transfer molten metal from furnace to bull ladle and convey molten metal to holding furnaces at die casting machines
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma and/or two years related experience
• Ability to read, write and understand the English language in both written and verbal forms
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work in extreme heat and near moving mechanical parts