Caster Operator

Mueller Brass Company; Port Huron (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching plan

Full benefits package

Job summary

Mueller Brass Company in Port Huron, MI is seeking a Caster Operator to load, start, and monitor the casting process across multiple furnaces. You will adjust temperature controls, skim impurities, and prepare casters for production while maintaining safety and clean, organized work areas.

Shifts run afternoon (2:30 pm–11:00 pm) and midnight (10:30 pm–7:00 am). A 401(k) matching plan and full benefits package are offered.

Responsibilities

• Starts casting process.
• Cleans and launders as necessary.
• Prepares and sets up caster to start the casting process, e.g., changes molds, positions starter bars, and performs miscellaneous production maintenance tasks.
• Operates the shaker and feeder to charge melting furnaces.
• Loads pre-weighed scrap metal into the furnace using a shaker.
• Operates furnace control panel to regulate furnace heat to specified temperatures by watching the color of metal thermocouple.
• Observes the color and temperature of the metal and adjusts controls to maintain the specified temperature.
• Skims impurities from the surface of metal using a rake and/or a mechanical deslagger.
• Operates a pressurized holding furnace.
• Operates the chip-melting furnace.
• Operates the melting furnace.
• Pours over the melting furnaces into the holding furnace.
• Removes test sample of molten metal from melting furnaces and sends to the lab.
• Stamp the furnace number of sample and identification onto the sample.
• Mixes molten metal with an air lance when required. Adds additional metal to the furnace to comply with specifications.
• Will be trained to drive hi-lo.
• Maintains work area to acceptable housekeeping standards.
• Meets quality and productivity standards at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Job description

Caster Operator - $24.90-$25.82/hr. + shift premium

Charge and operate electric induction melting and holding furnaces by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Starts casting process.
• Cleans and launders as necessary.
• Prepares and sets up caster to start the casting process, e.g., changes molds, positions starter bars, and performs miscellaneous production maintenance tasks.
• Operates the shaker and feeder to charge melting furnaces.
• Loads pre-weighed scrap metal into the furnace using a shaker.
• Operates furnace control panel to regulate furnace heat to specified temperatures by watching the color of metal thermocouple.
• Observes the color and temperature of the metal and adjusts controls to maintain the specified temperature. Adjustments to spray rings are made as necessary.
• Skims impurities from the surface of metal using a rake and/or a mechanical deslagger.
• Operates a pressurized holding furnace.
• Operates the chip-melting furnace.
• Operates the melting furnace.
• Pours over the melting furnaces into the holding furnace.
• Removes test sample of molten metal from melting furnaces and sends to the lab.
• Stamp the furnace number of sample and identification onto the sample.
• Mixes molten metal with an air lance when required. Adds additional metal to the furnace to comply with specifications.
• Will be trained to drive hi-lo.
• Maintains work area to acceptable housekeeping standards.
• Meets quality and productivity standards at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. In these areas, employees are required to wear battery-operated filtering helmets. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

8.5-hour shifts: Afternoon shift 2:30 pm-11:00pm; Midnight shift 10:30 pm-7:00am

We offer a401 (k) matching planand aFULL BENEFITS PACKAGE!