Ferro Operator: Smelting & Refining Pro Bonus & Benefits

Centerra Gold Inc.; Langeloth, Northern (PA, KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Travel Insurance

Life Insurance

STD

LTD

AD&D

401(k) with Company match

Employee Assistance Program

Health Savings Account

Professional development

Job summary

Centerra Gold Inc. in Langeloth, PA seeks a Ferro Operator to oversee production and refining of oxide, perform quality checks, and ensure materials meet specs. The role involves operating heavy equipment, loading mixes, and maintaining the crushing line, with safety as a priority.

You will join a team focused on safe operations, continuous training, and adherence to SOPs/JSAs, contributing to a defined production process and quality control throughout a shift.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and ability to follow safety guidelines.
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to operate machinery.
• Ability to work in a potentially hazardous environment.
• One year of related experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares pit area and sets steel rings for next burns.
• Shovels sand against reaction pots to prevent breakout of molten slag and metal.
• Climbs stairs to 4th floor to check level of ingredients in bins.
• Uses electronic scale to prepare heat mixes. May hammer on bin with 5 lb. sledgehammer to free any hang ups.
• Transfer mixes to mix hoppers.
• Dumps up to 80 lb. bags of aluminum, lime, spar or other additives at the mix station.
• Uses overhead crane to transfer mixes to smelting pots, lift the reaction pots and pull pots and slag has been decanted.
• Molds starter mixes by shoveling ingredients into wheeled hopper.
• Lights heats with starter mix or with 10-foot metal ladle of hot slag, and controls feed of mix to burning heat once lit.
• Responsible to tap out of burning process.
• Digs sand to open heats for cooling.
• Uses overhead crane and tongs to remove hot buttons from the sand pits.
• Shovels sand and slag to clean pit area.
• Removes any skulls in the pits using shovels and tongs.
• Uses 6-foot iron bar to remove slag caps and to chisel skulls from the buttons.
• Transfers clean buttons to storage crates.
• Crush buttons to size.
• Clean and maintain crushing line.
• Uses shovel and broom to clean area.
• Drives dump truck to haul slag pans to slag dump.
• Pack finished product in bags, cans, and drums.
• Unload materials and parts from transportation vessels using appropriate equipment such as forklifts.
• Inspect incoming materials for quality and compliance with established procedure and specifications.
• Stays up to date on industry best practices and refresher trainings throughout the year of all SOP’s and JSA’s.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety procedures

Mechanical aptitude

Hazardous environment work

Manufacturing experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Centerra Gold Inc. in Langeloth, PA seeks a Ferro Operator to oversee production and refining of oxide, perform quality checks, and ensure materials meet specs. The role involves operating heavy equipment, loading mixes, and maintaining the crushing line, with safety as a priority.

You will join a team focused on safe operations, continuous training, and adherence to SOPs/JSAs, contributing to a defined production process and quality control throughout a shift.