Die Cast Operator

Sunnen Products Company; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 22,041 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

Sunnen Products Company in Missouri seeks a Die Cast Operator to produce zinc parts per drawings, operating die cast machines, handling zinc bars, and maintaining dies. You will melt metal, set up dies, break parts, and ensure safety and cleanliness on the production floor.

Qualified candidates have 1–3 years of experience, ability to read drawings, perform basic math, and lift heavy objects. This is an on-site, full-time manufacturing role with standard safety expectations.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form.
• Ability to work with little direct supervision.
• Ability to deal with problems involving standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Operate die cast machines to make zinc castings per work instructions.
• Place zinc bars into melting pot and maintain proper level.
• Deliver stacks of zinc bars from stock to Die Cast department.
• Change die per set-up and clean machine; verify alignment.
• Re-melt scrap from break-off parts to utilize all materials.
• Remove die from trim press and set up/clean punch press.
• Break off parts by hand or using punch press as required.
• Operate automatic machine in department and observe housekeeping rules.
• Adhere to safety requirements and maintain tools in shadow boards or cabinets.

Skills

Reading & writing

Self supervision

Problem solving

Education

Basic math skills

Job description

Position Summary

Perform the duties required to make solid parts from a liquid metal (zinc) that are the same size and shape of drawings supplied.

Essential Functions of the Job

The DIE CAST OPERATOR will be responsible for delivering results that include the following:

• Operate die cast machines to make a wide variety of zinc castings according to work instructions and/or verbal/written instruction.
• Place zinc bars into melting pot to maintain proper level.
• Deliver stacks of zinc bars from stock to Die Cast department.
• Change die per set‑up and clean machine. Check set‑up for proper alignment.
• Re‑melts scrap from break‑off parts to utilize all available materials.
• Remove die from trim press.
• Set up and clean punch press.
• Break off parts by hand or punch press.
• Operate automatic machine in department.
• Observe and practice housekeeping requirements by cleaning and returning tools to shadow boards or tool cabinets.
• Observe and practice all safety requirements for a die cast operator.

Position Qualification Requirements

Which may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this position:

• Ability to read, write and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form.
• Ability to work with little direct supervision.
• Ability to deal with problems involving standardized situations.

Education / License / Certification

• Job requires the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers including decimals and fractions. Simple reference use of formulas, charts, shop prints, specifications and computer scanning devices.
• No License(s)/Certification(s) Required

Experience

• Requires a minimum of one year up to and including three years to gain sufficient experience to perform the requirements of the position.

Physical / Visual Activities or Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, stoop and crouch, push, pull, reach, grasp, feel, talk, and hear.
• Generally moderate physical effort. The employee is required to lift more than 60 pounds occasionally and/or 25 to 60 pounds frequently and move around large areas or to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects unassisted or with the use of a hand truck or hoist.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include clarity of vision at a distance of 20 inches or less with the ability to judge distance and space relationships along with adjusting the eye to bring objects into sharp focus for reading machine dial gauges, blueprints, and precision measuring instruments used in the inspection of parts.
• The job requires long sleeve cotton shirts and pants (no synthetic materials).

Environmental / Atmospheric Conditions

• Disagreeable working conditions. Exposed to any number of elements with two continuously present to the extent of being objectionable.

Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids

• Personal computer/terminal, common application software, and a variety of machinery.

All activities, demands, conditions and requirements are linked to essential job functions unless marked with an asterisk which denotes linkage only to marginal functions.