Foundry Technician – Casting Trials & R&D

The Chain Company; Enschede; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Foseco's Global Foundry R&D Centre in Enschede seeks a practical Foundry Technician to join a hands-on team, blending casting trials with experimental development. You will prepare moulds, melts, and samples, support technicians, engineers and scientists, and help translate ideas into workable tests in a dynamic lab environment.

Ideal candidates hold an MBO-level qualification in Foundry Technology or related field, have experience in heavy industry, and communicate well in Dutch and English.

Qualifications

• MBO-level education or equivalent in Foundry Technology, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering or Operational Engineering.
• Experience in a technical, manufacturing or heavy-industry environment.
• Knowledge of sand casting, melting processes or metallurgy is an advantage.
• Good communication skills in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and carrying out ferrous and non-ferrous casting trials for R&D projects.
• Preparing casting moulds using furan-bonded and clay-bonded sand.
• Preparing melts according to melt specifications and casting requirements.
• Melting different alloys and adjusting their composition when required.
• Treating molten metal with alloying and treatment materials.
• Safely transferring molten metal from furnaces to casting moulds using ladles.
• Supporting and carrying out casting operations.
• Performing post-processing such as grinding and blasting.
• Machining and preparing samples for analysis.
• Recording casting parameters and results for R&D projects.

Skills

Dutch language

English language

Hands-on

Teamwork

Education

MBO-level Foundry/Metallurgy/Mechanical Eng

Job description

Foseco's Global Foundry R&D Centre in Enschede seeks a practical Foundry Technician to join a hands-on team, blending casting trials with experimental development. You will prepare moulds, melts, and samples, support technicians, engineers and scientists, and help translate ideas into workable tests in a dynamic lab environment.

Ideal candidates hold an MBO-level qualification in Foundry Technology or related field, have experience in heavy industry, and communicate well in Dutch and English.