Production Team Member

Matalco Inc.; Ohio; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Production Team Member to join their dynamic team in Ohio. In this role, you will be responsible for loading, melting, and transferring raw materials while ensuring adherence to safety protocols and customer specifications. Your expertise in operating various machinery, including forklifts and homogenizers, will be essential in achieving quality outcomes. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment where your contributions directly impact production efficiency and product quality. If you have a passion for manufacturing and a commitment to excellence, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; understanding of PCs and math skills essential.
• Safety compliance and mechanical skills are crucial for this role.

Responsibilities

• Load, melt, and transfer materials to meet customer specifications.
• Operate machinery and ensure quality control throughout the casting process.

Skills

Mathematics

Mechanical Skills

Safety Awareness

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Forklift

Homogenizer

Overhead Crane

Mobile Loader

Job description

Matalco Lordstown, 5120 Tod Ave SW, Warren, Ohio, United States of America Req #476

Monday, February 10, 2025

Job Description

The Production Team Member loads, melts, and transfers scrap and raw materials to achieve the correct customer chemistry, transfers and casts molten metal into appropriate sizes and lengths to achieve the correct customer specification, operating the homogenizers in accordance with Matalco U.S. work instructions and customer specifications, monitors and adjusts saws to cut billet into appropriate sizes and lengths to achieve the correct customer specification.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Understanding of PC's, math skills

Key Responsibilities

• Comply with all safety rules, company practices/procedures, and participate in safe work practices, as outlined by the company in order to facilitate a safe working environment.
• Operate and maintain dross room as well as prepare and set dross pots to company standards using large forklift in order to recover recyclable, reusable aluminum.
• Operate payloader with smasher attachment to company standards to level and position metal correctly on charge car for melting.
• Operate charge car to company standards to deliver scrap metal to the melter safely.
• Load appropriate scrap types on the charge car according to the company provided charge packet using a pay loader in order to achieve in specification customer chemistries.
• Transfer molten metal from melter furnace to holder furnace, inserting proper alloy where appropriate according to company standards in order to achieve in specification customer chemistries.
• Report deviations, discrepancies, or non-conforming material based on departmental procedure in order for the Production team to make corrections or adjustments to processes appropriately.
• Ensure the smooth transfer of molten metal through the trough system into the casting table, according to company procedures.
• Monitor and adjust table and metal levels throughout the cast in order to achieve quality casted product.
• Ensure the smooth completion of the cast, including push back of molten metal and maintenance of troughing and Snif according to company procedures, in order to prep the table for the next cast.
• Remove casted product from the casting pit using an overhead crane, move to the laydown table, and enter cast information into the HMI according to company procedures in order to move the product through the HOMO process.
• Inspect, maintain, and repair as needed casting molds, tables, and troughing according to company specifications in order to achieve quality casted product.
• Report deviations, discrepancies, or non-conforming material based on departmental procedure in order for the Production team to make corrections or adjustments to processes appropriately.
• Complete Homogenizer pre-shift inspections.
• Read orders and identify alloy types and review homogenization times with supervisor and quality technicians.
• Operate homogenizer and forklift in a safe manner.
• Perform inspections on all logs and identify non-conforming product.
• Operate UT and identify non-conforming product.
• Load and unload the homogenizer.
• Assist shipping with loading of trailers as needed.
• Perform safety and operations equipment checks.
• Monitor and operate slug saw and robot with acquired specialized knowledge according to company specifications in order to ensure quality product is packaged correctly and placed in the correct location in finished goods.
• Monitor, operate, and troubleshoot LOMA saw with acquired specialized knowledge according to company specifications in order to ensure quality product is packaged correctly and placed in the correct location in finished goods.
• Perform final inspection on all slug and billet product according to company specifications in order to ensure quality product to the external customer.
• Perform regular preventative maintenance on both saws according to company specifications in order to ensure smooth continuous operation.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

• Operate mobile loader and large forklift with high frequency.
• Frequent pushing of metal along the transfer trough.
• Visual monitoring of scrap conditions/type with high frequency.
• Frequent data entry of scrap amounts/types loaded.
• Frequent lifting and loading of alloy additions into holder/trough up to 25 lbs each time.
• Frequent exposure to molten metal temperatures reaching 1300 degrees F.
• Frequent exposure to extreme ambient temperatures of the season.
• Frequent exposure to possible upset conditions.