Foundry Production Technician – 1st Shift

Pentair plc; Ashland (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Paid sick time

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Up to 5% match starting day one

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Pentair plc in Ashland, OH is seeking a Foundry Production Technician for 1st shift to operate melting and pouring, manage ladles, and prepare iron for production lines in a fast-paced foundry environment.

You will use grinders and power tools, perform knockouts with a sledgehammer, monitor furnaces, and work with the overhead crane to move materials. Heavy lifting up to 50 pounds and exposure to heat, dust, and noise are expected.

Qualifications

• Overhead crane or hoist — charging furnaces, moving ladles, and transporting materials.
• Mechanical aptitude — comfort using grinders, power tools, and basic mechanical equipment.
• Machine operation experience preferred — running production machinery safely and efficiently.
• Ability to work in extreme conditions — heat, noise, dust, and fast paced production.

Responsibilities

• Run machines and use power hand tools such as grinders.
• Use a sledgehammer on a frequent basis to do knockouts from the molds.
• Perform and assist a series of operations or duties to make iron and prepare it for the production lines, charges back furnaces by using overhead crane, pours molten iron samples for chemistry and temperatures.
• Measure, weigh, and add minerals and additives to the furnace and ladles as required by the iron control and laboratory technician.
• Remove slag from the furnaces and tap the iron from the furnaces.
• Maintain and repair spouts on both ladles and furnaces as needed.
• Brings supplies and additives to the deck and removes slag hoppers from deck with hoist and forklift.
• Center the ladle over the furnaces – distribute the correct grade of iron and quantity to the molding lines.
• Move weights from one mold to the next on the No-Bake line.
• Transfer molds from closing line to pouring conveyors and from pouring conveyors to cooling conveyors.
• Work in a team based lean manufacturing environment where safety is our number one priority

Skills

Overhead crane

Mechanical aptitude

Machine operation experience

Extreme conditions tolerance

Tools

Grinders

Power tools

Job description

Pentair plc in Ashland, OH is seeking a Foundry Production Technician for 1st shift to operate melting and pouring, manage ladles, and prepare iron for production lines in a fast-paced foundry environment.

You will use grinders and power tools, perform knockouts with a sledgehammer, monitor furnaces, and work with the overhead crane to move materials. Heavy lifting up to 50 pounds and exposure to heat, dust, and noise are expected.