Electric Arc Furnace Operator (Melter) - Rotational

Hscast; Attica (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k and profit sharing

Health, vision and dental plans

Vacation

WeCare Clinic

Job summary

Harrison Steel in Attica, Indiana, is seeking skilled Melters to operate and maintain 20-ton electric arc furnaces. The role involves directing the melting process, logging each heat, and ensuring safe operation across shifts with notice of schedule changes.

Ideal candidates bring experience in heavy industry, basic computer skills, and solid math ability to perform quick calculations while maintaining a safe work environment. Benefits include 401k, profit sharing, and comprehensive health plans.

Qualifications

• Experience in a heavy industrial environment operating machines.
• Basic knowledge of computer applications.
• Mathematical ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide on the fly.
• Ability to make quick decisions and monitor safety of the environment and all others working in the area.

Responsibilities

• Operate electric arc furnaces safely and according to work instructions.
• Fill out a melting log and summary sheet for each heat melted.
• Check and monitor furnace and auxiliary equipment for proper operation.
• Demonstrate shift flexibility as required.

Skills

Heavy industrial experience

Basic computer skills

Math skills

Shift flexibility

Safety awareness

Tools

Industrial control systems

Job description

Harrison Steel is looking for individuals to operate their electric arc furnaces (melters). Melters operate and maintain our 20-ton electric arc furnaces and direct the process to melt and refine steel to customers' specifications. Each 'heat' (batch) of liquid steel starts as solid steel recycling and takes approximately 3 hours to liquefy and refine. This position must have availability of any shift and be flexible to move on different shifts with notice.

Melters:

• Operate electric arc furnaces safely and following work instructions and specification requirements
• Fill out a melting log and summary sheet for each heat of steel melted
• Check and monitor all furnace and auxiliary equipment to insure they are in good physical, mechanical, and electrical operating condition
• Shift flexibility required

Ideal Melters have:

• Experience in a heavy industrial environment operating machines
• Basic knowledge of computer applications
• Mathematical ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide on the fly
• Ability to make quick decisions and monitor the safety of the environment and all others working in the area

About Harrison Steel:

Harrison Steel is a family owned company that engineers and manufactures castings of 350 to 12,500 pounds, net casting weight, for businesses in industries such as agriculture, mining, and oil and gas. The benefits of working at Harrison Steel include 401k and profit sharing, full health, vision and dental plans available, vacation, career opportunities to move into other departments and supervisory roles, and the WeCare Clinic, available to employees and family members for a variety of medical visits with no out-of-pocket costs. HS is located in Attica, Indiana, where it was founded in 1906 by J.W. Harrison, as the National Car Coupler Company. Attica is a rural city surrounded by traditional Midwest farmland that about 3,200 residents call home. The foundry is a 40-minute drive from Lafayette, Indiana or Danville, Illinois, and 1.5 hours from Indianapolis.