Senior Marker

Behari Lal Engineering; Mandi Gobindgarh; On-site; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

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Behari Lal Engineering Limited is seeking a Senior Marker in the Alloy & Steel Castings division, based in Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab. The role involves conventional marking-out of steel and alloy steel castings up to 25 MT, owning datums, and ensuring castings will clean up before machining.

The candidate should have ITI or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and substantial experience in marking heavy castings, with strong GD&T interpretation and teamwork with machine shop and quality teams.

Qualifications

• ItI or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering as required.
• 610 years of experience in conventional marking / layout of castings.
• Strong drawing and GD&T interpretation for heavy castings.

Responsibilities

• Marking-Out & Datum Setup on rough castings up to 25 MT with reference planes.
• Verify machining allowance and detect non-conforming castings before machining.
• Interpret engineering drawings and GD&T to plan marking schemes.
• Use marking instruments and maintain calibration of tools.
• Coordinate with machine shop, quality and foundry/methoding teams.
• Ensure safe handling of heavy castings and proper PPE usage.

Skills

Marking-out

GD&T interpretation

Drawing interpretation

Safety practices

Mentoring

Team coordination

Education

ITI (Fitter / Machinist / Tool & Die)

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Height gauge

Surface plate

Scriber

Squares

Protractors

Job description

BEHARI LAL ENGINEERING LIMITED Alloy & Steel Castings

JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Marker

Casting Machine Shop | Conventional Marking / Layout

Position: Senior Marker Casting Machine Shop

Department: Machine Shop Marking / Layout

Location: Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab

Reports To: Machine Shop In-charge / Machine Shop Head

Experience: 610 years in conventional marking / layout of castings

Qualification: ITI (Fitter / Machinist / Tool & Die) or Diploma in Mechanical

Employment Type: Full-time, on-site

1. Position Summary

The Senior Marker independently performs conventional marking-out (layout) of steel and alloy steel castings up to 25 MT in the machine shop, owning datum selection, machining-allowance verification and the decision on whether a rough casting will clean up before machining. The role marks complex and critical castings, guides and develops junior markers, and works closely with the machine shop, quality and foundry / methoding teams to flag castings that will not clean up preventing wasted machining time on unsound castings.

2. Key Responsibilities

Marking-Out & Datum Setup

• Set up rough castings (up to 25 MT) on the surface plate / marking table using angle plates, V-blocks, jacks and packing, and establish reference planes and datums for marking.
• Mark machining lines, centre lines, bore and hole centres, spot faces and reference points accurately from engineering drawings.

Machining Allowance & Casting Soundness

• Verify that castings carry adequate and even machining allowance on all machined surfaces and will clean up within available stock.
• Detect core shift, mismatch, distortion or insufficient stock, and flag non-conforming castings to foundry / methoding / quality before machining begins.

Drawing & GD&T Interpretation

• Read engineering drawings and interpret dimensions, datums and GD&T to plan the marking scheme.

Instruments & Documentation

• Use and maintain marking instruments height gauge, surface plate, scriber, squares, protractors, levels, marking media and punches; ensure instruments are within calibration.
• Record marking observations and allowance reports and communicate marked references clearly to machining operators.

Coordination & Team

• Guide and develop junior markers; allocate marking work and check their layouts.
• Coordinate with the machine shop (boring / VTL / VMC / HMC), planning and quality to keep castings moving and support first-off verification.

Safety

• Ensure safe slinging, lifting and setup of heavy castings on the marking table using cranes, and follow PPE and safe-handling practices.

3. Qualifications & Experience

• Education: ITI (Fitter / Machinist / Tool & Die) or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience: 610 years in conventional marking / layout of castings, preferably heavy steel / alloy castings.
• Domain: Proven independent marking of complex and heavy castings, with strong drawing and GD&T interpretation.

4. Skills & Competencies

• Marking: Expert conventional marking-out datum selection, allowance verification and complex layouts.
• Drawings: Strong interpretation of engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Judgement: Ability to judge borderline clean-up cases and flag unsound castings early.
• Instruments: Skilled use of height gauge, surface plate and marking tools; awareness of calibration.
• Safety & Mentoring: Safe heavy-casting handling and the ability to guide junior markers.

5. Key Performance Indicators

• Marking accuracy rework / scrap due to marking errors (minimise).
• Early identification of non-clean-up castings before machining (machining time / cost saved).
• Marking turnaround for castings.
• First-off / first-article right.
• Zero reportable safety incidents.

This job description outlines the primary duties of the role and is not exhaustive; responsibilities may evolve with organisational needs.