Production Worker - Melt

ATI; Brackenridge (PA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

ATI is seeking Production Workers for its melting department in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. The position involves operating equipment, pouring molten metal, and ensuring safety in a heavy industrial environment. Ideal candidates will have basic reading and math skills and a willingness to work in shifts. This entry-level role provides a crucial contribution to the production process and offers opportunities for growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in a transferable industry.
• Basic skills in reading, math, and measurements essential.
• Ability to operate and maintain various industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Pouring molten metal and operating heavy machinery.
• Supporting maintenance activities and equipment checks.
• Ensuring workplace safety and production efficiency.

Skills

Problem solving

Electrical aptitude

Mechanical aptitude

Basic reading skills

Basic math skills

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Forklift

Skid steer

Remote radio-controlled crane

Pendant crane

Vacuum truck

Job description

We are currently seeking Production Workers for the melting department at the Brackenridge Operations in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania (suburb of Pittsburgh). ATI Production Workers are vital to our success and play a key role in meeting company goals and objectives. Successful Production Workers ensure that production requirements and standards are met consistently and are able to identify opportunities to enhance production efficiencies without compromising quality. Workplace safety is a core value and production workers play a vital role in our safe operation and processes.

As a Production Worker, you must be willing to work multiple shifts, weekends, and overtime in our heavy industrial environment. Applicants must pass written tests to verify reading & math skills and electrical & mechanical aptitude.

Melting Department

The Brackenridge Melt shop has a multi-step manufacturing process to cast metal into slabs or ingots used in various industries. Our facility features two 110-ton Electric Arc Furnaces and a 120-ton Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) vessel. Raw materials include coarse stainless steel scrap, turnings, and slag formers. After initial melting, the metal is transferred to the AOD vessel for refining steps: decarburization, reduction, and desulphurization. The AOD operation also involves refining, stirring, and tapping the heat in a teeming ladle.

Production Workers may be involved in functions such as:

• Pouring molten metal
• Tapping the heat
• Operating equipment like skid steer, forklift, payloader, Lull, pendant crane, remote radio-controlled crane, and vacuum truck
• Supporting maintenance activities such as greasing/lubricating equipment, maintenance checks on mobile equipment, and assisting maintenance staff

Basic Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in a transferrable industry with transferrable skills
• Basic reading, math, and measurement skills; ability to read instructions, perform basic math, and measurements

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent, Vo-Tech Certificate, or associate degree in electrical, mechanical, or related fields

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability and willingness to operate and maintain various equipment
• Work shifts, weekends, and overtime in an industrial environment
• Ability to work safely as part of a team
• Strong reading, math, problem-solving skills with electrical or mechanical aptitude

We thrive when expectations are high and barriers are high. We're solving the world's most difficult challenges through materials science. Our advanced process technologies and proven performers give us a competitive edge. When customer systems need to fly higher, dig deeper, stand stronger, and last longer — anywhere on, above, or below the earth — ATI is proven to perform.

Note: It is ATI's policy not to provide immigration sponsorship for any positions. ATI and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and provide reasonable accommodations for applicants.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Production, Manufacturing, and Engineering
• Industries: Mining, Aviation and Aerospace, Chemical Manufacturing