Melt Shop Operator: Heavy Manufacturing Career & Benefits

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.; Petersburg (VA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical

Prescription

Dental

Vision Plans – Eligible on 1st day of

Health & Dependent Care (Flexible ...)

100% Matching 401K up to 6%

Life/Accidental Life Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Health Advocate Services

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Career Path System and Training

Open culture to grow and create

Job summary

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. in the United States seeks a Melt Shop Operator to operate heavy mobile equipment and support furnace operations. You will read specifications, follow procedures, and adapt to a rotating 12-hour shift schedule.

You will unload materials, take temperatures and samples with dedicated devices, maintain refractory, and record data in production systems while contributing to safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Must pass entrance exam.
• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.
• 1 to 3 years of industrial or manufacturing experience including operating heavy mobile equipment.

Responsibilities

• Unload trucks and stock supplies and/or consumables.
• Operate/stock temperature and sampling device used to take temperatures, oxygen readings and steel samples.
• May also take care of slag pots/pits as needed (i.e. clean out pits with shovels, water, etc).
• Assist in maintaining refractory (patching or gunning).
• Maintain runner/tap hole.
• Build and add electrodes.
• Record data in production systems.
• Communicate with team members.

Skills

Entrance exam

Heavy equipment operation

Shift flexibility

Reading & writing

Job description

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. in the United States seeks a Melt Shop Operator to operate heavy mobile equipment and support furnace operations. You will read specifications, follow procedures, and adapt to a rotating 12-hour shift schedule.

You will unload materials, take temperatures and samples with dedicated devices, maintain refractory, and record data in production systems while contributing to safety and continuous improvement.