Manufacturing Technician - Autoclave​/Dewax Operator - 3rd shift * Shift Differential

Manufacturing Technician - Autoclave/Dewax Operator - 3rd shift
* 10% Shift Differential*

Company:
Precision Castparts

Schedule:

Monday – Friday, 10:30 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Compensation: $18.50 – $24.00 per hour, depending on experience, plus 10% shift differential.

Purpose

Under limited supervision, performs all tasks required to remove wax from molds in preparation for the foundry process.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepares mold for autoclave/dewax process per written schedules and/or instructions.
• Sets and maintains proper oven temperatures.
• Inserts molds into oven or autoclave in approved position for wax run‑out; carefully removes steel rods from dewaxed molds.
• Applies Kaowool wrap per written instructions.
• Cleans and patches the molds as required and places them on storage racks.
• Maintains work area and equipment in a clean, orderly condition; follows prescribed safety rules and policies.
• Takes materials from simple formulae to mix and prepare slurries, and adjusts for proper viscosity as required.

Special Skills And Physical Requirements

• Melts out and cures shell molds following methods and procedures; uses judgment to comply with prescribed operational procedures, regulate and check furnace, maintain proper time cycles, mix ingredients accurately to ensure the slurries have the correct composition.
• Requires considerable physical effort in handling shells; equivalent to frequently lifting or moving heavy material up to 35 lb.
• Requires continuous mental or visual attention in handling shells, operating furnace, maintaining prescribed time‑temperature cycles, preparing slurries and inspecting to ensure proper coating and drying.

Reporting Relationships

• Reports directly to the Shell Supervisor.

Education And Experience

• 12‑18 months of relevant experience.
• Use ordinary arithmetic. Work from schedules, written procedures, instructions; comply with time‑temperature cycles; use gauges and controls involving interpretation.

Seniority Level: Entry level

Employment Type:

Full-time

Job Functions:

Management and Manufacturing

Industries:
Aviation & Aerospace

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