Crane Operator - Stripping

Ellwood; Irvine (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellwood National Steel is seeking a production associate to support ingot processing in a heavy manufacturing environment. The role involves meticulous documentation, material stocking, and maintaining clean facilities including stripping pits, furnaces, and ingot storage areas.

You will verify ingot numbers and specifications, set up molds for nightly production, and assist with annealing cycles to ensure timely shipments.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school graduate or equivalent G.E.D.
• 1–2 years operating an overhead crane preferred, 1–2 years experience operating heavy equipment is required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the accurate completion of documentation.
• Performs housekeeping, material stocking, and ingot identification.
• Maintains cleanliness of stripping pit, dumping pit, furnaces and ingot storage area.
• Performs stripping of molds from ingot in accordance with manufacturing instructions.
• Loads/unloads annealing furnace and hot boxes as required.
• Verifies ingot number, size, and customer grade specifications.
• Oversees and/or performs accurate mold set up for nightly production, bricking, runner bar cutting, or other tasks as required.
• Determines, performs, and coordinates ingot annealing cycles to facilitate shipments.
• Coordinates shift work assignments.
• Assists maintenance during breakdowns, and Performs other duties, assignments and projects as deemed necessary.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Overhead crane operation

Job description

• Responsible for the accurate completion of documentation,
• Performs housekeeping, material stocking, and ingot identification,
• Maintains cleanliness of stripping pit, dumping pit, furnaces and ingot storage area,
• Performs stripping of molds from ingot in accordance with manufacturing instructions,
• Loads/unloads annealing furnace and hot boxes as required,
• Verifies ingot number, size, and customer grade specifications,
• Oversees and/or performs accurate mold set up for nightly production, bricking, runner bar cutting, or other tasks as required,
• Determines, performs, and coordinates ingot annealing cycles to facilitate shipments,
• Assists maintenance during breakdowns, and Performs other duties, assignments and projects as deemed necessary.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for the accurate completion of documentation,
• Performs housekeeping, material stocking, and ingot identification,
• Maintains cleanliness of stripping pit, dumping pit, furnaces and ingot storage area,
• Performs stripping of molds from ingot in accordance with manufacturing instructions,
• Loads/unloads annealing furnace and hot boxes as required,
• Verifies ingot number, size, and customer grade specifications,
• Oversees and/or performs accurate mold set up for nightly production, bricking, runner bar cutting, or other tasks as required,
• Determines, performs, and coordinates ingot annealing cycles to facilitate shipments,
• Coordinates shift work assignments,
• Assists maintenance during breakdowns, and Performs other duties, assignments and projects as deemed necessary.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, climb and bend. The team member is regularly required to use hand and fingers to handle objects and controls and reach with arms and hands, must be able to lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job the employee regularly works in extreme weather, is frequently exposed to airborne particles and occasionally exposed to fumes. The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud.

What You'll Need:

Education:

Minimum High school graduate or equivalent G.E.D.

Experience: 1-2 years operating an overhead crane preferred, 1-2 years experience operating heavy equipment is required.

Our focus at Ellwood National Steel is to create an environment of opportunity where you can grow your career. Our culture values diverse talents and the contributions of all team members. Our commitment includes competitive compensation, support for professional growth, and a range of benefits in place to help protect the health and welfare of our team; incentive bonus paid bi-weekly, profit sharing, 401k with employer match, health care, dental and vision plans, company paid life, AD&D and disability benefits, PTO and 9 paid holidays.

All qualified applicates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets