Foundry Operator 3rd

Counter Gravity Centrifugal Cast Oper.

- Scarborough Lane Campus, 5 Scarborough Lane, Milford, New Hampshire, United States of America

Posted Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM

No manufacturing experience? No Problem! Our on-site "Center for Excellence" new hire training program will set you up for success. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Milford, New Hampshire (USA), Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. is the premier supplier of complete-to-print, high-volume, complex thin-wall investment castings and fully-finished casting-based subassemblies and components to industry. The company leads the industry in volume production, reduced lead-times and just-in-time manufacturing.

Hitchiner produces castings in hundreds of different alloys for a broad spectrum of global markets and customers that include the leaders in the automotive, aerospace, and other industries.

We offer an enriching environment where learning and growing become part of your career. Hitchiner is dedicated to fostering the professional growth and development of our employees. We offer upward mobility and internal promotions.

Hitchiner offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Onsite state of the art Gym/Fitness Center, open 24/7 for all employees
• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic and Accidental Life Insurance (company paid)
• Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance (company paid)
• 401K (pre-tax and ROTH) with Excellent Company Match and Immediate Vesting
• Company Profit Sharing Plan
• 3 weeks’ Vacation to start; 4 weeks’ Vacation at 5 Years; 5 weeks’ Vacation 10 years seniority
• We set you up for success with our “Center for Excellence” onsite training center for new hires and existing employees to improve new learning and continuous growth
• Training and Educational Assistance Programs

Remove molds from their storage area, perform needed inspections, repairs, and any other required tasks (i.e. Kaowool wrap). Load molds into the ovens in proper sequence and quantities, complete required paperwork and keep foundry operators informed of any irregularities. Load molds into casting chambers or sand beds.

Burnout ovens, racks, conveyors, fluidized sand beds, ladles, automated lifting devices, pneumatic and electric chipping hammers and rammers, hoists, torch, cement mixer, forklift, pallet jacks, personal protective equipment and other equipment as may be required.

Various types of shell molds, patching materials, sand, ramming materials, potassium silicate dip, refractories. Furnace liners, ladles and ladle forms, molten and solid metals of various types and quantities.

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The following are the usual major job duties, but this job description does not preclude the performance of other duties as assigned by the supervisor:

• Acquire molds from their storage area(s) this will be done by direction of the supervisor or a prepared scheduled
• Inspect the molds for damage, wax drips, holes, cracks and any other abnormalities
• Repair the mold(s) as needed. Any mold with heavy damage, or excessive missing parts need to be referred to a supervisor for disposition. Any mold that has foreign material of any kind, i.e. loose sand, attached to it or coming out of it must be referred to a supervisor
• Load molds in the oven in the proper quantity and sequence required
• Complete the necessary paperwork to maintain control of the mold processing into the foundry
• Maintain furnaces – knocking out, patching, relining, using established procedures and required tools
• Remove molds from oven manually or using mechanically assisted machine(s)
• Inspect and repair (if necessary), load into casting machine, or place in sand beds
• Follow instructions given by foundry operator
• Be proactive in safety, ergonomics, and cost controls, either directly, as on a team or indirectly through example and suggestions
• Follow and work from foundry instruction card(s) and work instructions
• Perform TPM duties as instructed
• Maintain sand beds; clean and appropriately filled
• Maintain and…