Foundry Employee Level II

KSB GIW, Inc.; Thomson (GA); On-site; USD 22,041 - 33,062; Full time

Job summary

KSB GIW, Inc. is hiring for Foundry Employee Level 2 on the Close Up Shift in Thomson, GA. This hourly position requires operating up to 40,000 lb overhead cranes, inspecting molds, and ensuring quality casting through paint thickness testing.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and experience with cranes, rigging, forklifts, and mold handling. The role emphasizes safety, housekeeping, and accurate paperwork in a metal casting environment.

Qualifications

• Overhead cranes, rigging hardware and forklift experience are required or preferred.
• Experience with molding/processing equipment used in foundry operations is advantageous.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to environmental health and safety regulations.
• Read and understand work instructions.
• Complete paperwork for accuracy and accountability.
• Rig and operate overhead crane up to 40,000 pounds.
• Test mil thickness of paints to ensure quality casting.
• Analyze molding and casting defects and suggest corrective action.
• Remove pouring boxes, rails and weights from poured molds.
• Stack poured molds and promote good housekeeping.
• Inspect daily to prevent downtime of tools and equipment.
• Stop off molds and cores and inspect molds with snake eye or mirror.
• Operate mold handler/manipulator to close up dirt molds.
• Assemble flasks for close up and set finalized molds on pouring floor.

Skills

Overhead cranes

Rigging hardware

Forklifts

Blender

Bobcat Loader

Mold Handler/Manipulator

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Foundry Employee Level 2 – Close Up Shift:1st Location: Thomson, Georgia FSLA Status: Hourly Reports To: Foundry Supervisor

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adhering to environmental health and safety regulations
• Reading and understanding work instructions
• Completing appropriate paperwork to ensure accuracy and accountability
• Rigging and operating up to 40,000 pounds with an overhead crane
• Testing mil thickness of paints to ensure a quality casting
• Analyzing molding and casting defects to suggest corrective action
• Removing pouring boxes, rails, and weights from poured molds
• Stacking poured molds
• Promoting good housekeeping
• Inspecting daily to proactively prevent downtime of tools and equipment
• Stopping off molds and cores
• Inspecting molds with a snake eye or mirror to ensure mold is read to receive molten metal
• Operating the mold handler/manipulator to close up dirt molds
• Assembling flasks for close up
• Setting finalized molds and flasks on the pouring floor

Experience:

Overhead Cranes Rigging Hardware Forklifts Blender Bobcat Loader Mold Handler/Manipulator

Education:

High school diploma or GED

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently: Standing, walking, sitting, bending, squatting, stooping Lifting, pushing, and pulling <75 lbs.
• Occasionally: Overhead work Climbing ladders or stairs Driving forklifts Operating cranes

Company Overview

KSB is a leading supplier of pumps, valves and related service. Our reliable, high-efficiency products are used in applications wherever fluids need to be transported or shut off, covering everything from building services, industry and water transport to waste water treatment, power plant processes and mining. Founded in 1871 in Frankenthal, Germany, the company has a presence on all continents, with its own sales and marketing organisations and manufacturing facilities. Around the globe, more than 190 service centres and around 3,500 service specialists are on hand to provide local inspection, servicing, maintenance and repair services under the KSB SupremeServ brand. Innovative technology that is the fruit of KSB’s research and development activities forms the basis for the company’s success. People. Passion. Performance. It is these three success factors that make KSB the company it is today. At KSB, we recognise that it is people who actually make the difference – the people we employ and the people we serve. This is why we are committed to equal rights and treatment worldwide and never lose sight of the aspects ecology and sustainability when manufacturing our products.

KSB is a leading supplier of pumps, valves and related service. Our reliable, high-efficiency products are used in applications wherever fluids need to be transported or shut off, covering everything from building services, industry and water transport to waste water treatment, power plant processes and mining. Founded in 1871 in Frankenthal, Germany, the company has a presence on all continents with its own sales and marketing organisations and manufacturing acilities. Around the globe, more than 190 service centres and around 3,500 service specialists are on hand to provide local inspection, servicing, maintenance and repair services under the KSB SupremeServ brand. Innovative technology that is the fruit of KSB’s research and development activities forms the basis for the company’s success. At KSB, we recognise that it is people who actually make the difference – the people we employ and the people we serve. This is why we are committed to equal rights and treatment worldwide and never lose sight of the aspects ecology and sustainability when manufacturing our products.

Equal Opportunity & Employment Practices

GIW Industries, Inc. (A KSB Company) is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship.

Equal Opportunity & Employment Practices (KSB Group)

KSB Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship.

Equal Opportunity & Employment Practices (KSB)

KSB makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. We value employees who take the initiative and are committed to our company; Employees who take responsibility and for whom business success is the focus of their actions.

• fair framework conditions for collective wages and pensions
• flexible working time models
• individual training opportunities
• the best career prospects