Core Maker​/Machine Operator

Core Maker / Machine Operator – Denison Industries

Base Pay Range: $19.00/hr - $19.00/hr (Hourly Non‑Exempt, Full Time)

Produce sand cores used in the production of aluminum castings. Finish assembly of sand core and core parts.

• Operate core make machinery
• Assist in training coworkers
• Maintain a good attendance record
• Keep work area clean
• Load/unload cores and core pattern pieces into core make machinery
• Inspect own work for visual defects
• Learn identification numbers for all core boxes
• Record data as required on all internal documents
• Perform set‑ups, attend to minor breakdowns and report other equipment conditions as necessary
• Sprinkle or spray parting agent onto pattern and flask, to facilitate removal of core from machine
• Perform housekeeping
• Repair damaged impressions
• Perform any and all other job related tasks as assigned

• High School diploma or GED
• Team‑oriented
• Ability to follow written and oral instruction
• Proficiency with basic arithmetic in all units of measure
• Strong attention to detail

• Forklifts, cranes, hand/power tools, electric/manual conveyors

• Frequent pushing and pulling (up to 2000 lbs, assisted)
• Frequent lifting (up to 350 lbs, assisted)
• Lifting from floor to knuckle (up to 60 lbs) and knuckle to shoulder (up to 50 lbs)
• Shoulder to overhead lift (no weight limits specified)
• Walking, climbing stairs and ladders
• Sustained bending, overhead reaching, crawling, squatting, kneeling, stooping, crouching
• Handling, fingering, feeling, talking, hearing, tasting, smelling, vision tasks (near and far acuity, depth and color perception, peripheral vision)

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Mining