M&H Valve - Core Room Utility

M&H Valve Company is a world-class manufacturer of water and wastewater materials including fire hydrants, resilient wedge gate valves, butterfly valves and check valves. Since 1854, M&H has developed a reputation for excellence and dependability. Our extensive facilities and innovative technologies have made us a business and community leader. From state-of-the-art environmental upgrades to advanced training initiatives and community outreach, we’re working every day to make sure that M&H Valve is the best in the business.

M&H Valve Company is part of Birmingham, AL based McWane, Inc.

• Health Insurance
  - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
• Dental Insurance
  - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance (Company-Paid)
• Short Term Disability (Company-Paid)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Vacation
• 10 Paid Holidays per year

Screening:

• Pre-Employment Drug Test
• Physical

Responsible for operating the core machine from set up to racking, ensuring that quality systems function effectively and products to meet customer requirements, and cleanliness of the production areas. Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds for the duration of the shift. Assists in other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• 1st Responsibility - Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your team members.
• Assists supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.
• Wears appropriate PPE which may include fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing protection, foot, hand, head and eye protection.
• Uses proper lifting and ergo techniques.
• Reads work orders or receives oral instructions to determine work assignments, material or equipment needs.
• Follows detailed job specific instructions to make sure castings are produced in the most efficient manner and to meet customer specifications.
• Operates pneumatic and hand hoists, tow motors, and related equipment.
• Conducts daily inspection of equipment.
• Selects the appropriate core box from work order and set-up the machine, making all necessary operation adjustments.
• Inspects cores for any defects and repair cores as needed.
• Sifts and packs sand into core boxes.
• Cleans and smooths core boxes and repairs surface imperfections.
• Reports production quantities and times for each work order.
• Loads cores in and out of oven.
• Removes cores from core boxes and places them into storage boxes or onto racks for transport to molding area.
• Labels and identifies cores with rack tags.
• Keeps core boxes clean and reports any excessive wear or damage to supervisor.
• Cleans, repairs and assembles finished cores per instructions.
• Maintains cleanliness of core machines and production area

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma/GED preferred.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two‑digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral,…