Melt Shop Helper

Commercial Metals; Martinsburg (WV); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 benefits

401(k) with match 4.5%

Life and disability insurance

Stock purchase plan

Bonuses

Lifestyle benefit $500

Training and advancement

Job summary

Commercial Metals (CMC) invites applications for a hands-on maintenance/utility position in our Melt Shop. You will support maintenance personnel, follow safety rules, perform routine inspections and minor repairs, and keep work areas clean while meeting daily production needs.

You will gain exposure across Furnace, Ladle Furnace, Casting, and Refractories, work a rotating shift including weekends and holidays, and contribute to a team that values reliability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Team player in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to work around extreme temperatures, dust, noise, and confined spaces.
• Basic computer skills.
• Dependability in attendance and flexibility to meet business needs.
• Must learn quickly and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Assist maintenance personnel when requested/needed.
• Work safely by following safety rules and wearing PPE.
• Ensure equipment inspection reports are completed each shift.
• Perform minor/routine maintenance or repairs.
• Maintain daily housekeeping in assigned areas.
• Understand start up, shutdown, and emergency procedures.
• Assist furnace and arc furnace operators with various tasks.
• Assist with filling alloys, refractories, and other materials as needed.
• Prepare for repairs by cleaning and arranging tools and materials.
• Lays bricks and prepares ladles, furnaces, and tundishes for use.
• Operate cutting tools for operational needs.
• Repair or replace fire brick lining as required.
• Take slag samples and monitor steel temperature.
• Train across Melt Shop areas including Furnace, Ladle Furnace, Casting, and Refractories.

Skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Basic computer skills

Dependability

Learn quickly

Multitask

Lift up to 50 lbs

Overtime availability

Rotating shifts

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

it's what's inside that counts

There's more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it's the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
• $500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you'll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Assist maintenance personnel when requested/needed
• Work safely to prevent on the job injuries by following safety rules and regulations at all times including proper wearing of company PPE
• Ensure equipment inspection reports are filled out each shift
• Perform minor/routine maintenance or repairs as needed without the assistance of maintenance personnel
• Responsible for daily housekeeping duties including but not limited to immediate work area
• Understand start up, shutdown, and emergency procedures
• Assist Utility Operator and Assistant Furnace Operator with the exchanging of electrodes
• Assist Utility Operator with filling alloy, refractory, and carbon hoppers at furnace
• Assist arc furnace personnel with between heat turnarounds
• Assist the Furnace Operator when tapping electric arc furnace
• Assist with cleaning and filling the tap hole after each heat
• Clean, repair or replace tap holes and wall burners; build up around doors and properly plug tap holes to prevent metal loss while retaining the ability to open the tap hole when required
• Cleans and prepares slide gates, furnaces, roofs, ladles, tundishes, covers, forms, etc for repair and relining and fabrication
• Cut bricks to size, as required and cut notches or holds to provide for smoke control tap holes, tap mountings, heating elements, etc
• Ensure that all materials picked up and moved to the processing area are properly handled and located
• Lays brick up in ladles, roofs, furnaces, tundishes, etc. Handle bricks by hand for multiple hours at a time
• Operate cutting torch for operational needs
• Prepare thermocouples, oxygen probes, lances and test molds for use
• Repair or replace fire brick lining of ladles, furnace tap holes and spout
• Take slag samples as required
• Take steel temperature in the tundish
• Train in all areas of the Melt Shop to include Furnace, Ladle Furnace, Casting Machine, and Refractories
• Use temperature probes to monitor steel temperature in tundish

What You'll Need

• Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced environment, with excellent strong work ethic, attention to detail, and organizational skills
• Ability to work with exposure to extremes in temperature, chemical, dust fumes and mists, uneven surfaces, loud noise, elevated work areas, and confined spaces
• Basic computer skills
• Dependability in attendance, work completion, and flexibility to meet business needs
• Must be able to learn quickly and multitask
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Some overtime will be required
• Work on a rotating shift which may include weekends and holidays

Your Education

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent experience preferred

We are CMC, a Fortune 500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We've built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years - and we're just getting started.

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.