Production Worker - Melt

ATI; Brackenridge (PA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

ATI is seeking Production Workers for the Brackenridge Melt Shop in Brackenridge, PA. You will participate in pouring molten metal, tapping heats, and operating a range of heavy equipment in a multi-step melting process.

The role requires flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and overtime, with tests to verify reading and math skills and aptitude. Required are basic reading/math abilities; preferred are a high school diploma or Vo-Tech/associate degree in electrical or mechanical fields.

Qualifications

• Basic reading, math, and measurement comprehension required.
• Ability to read instructions and perform basic math.
• Demonstrated electrical or mechanical aptitude preferred.

Responsibilities

• Pour molten metal and tap the heat in the Melt Shop.
• Operate equipment: skid steer, forklift, payloader, crane, vac truck.
• Support maintenance activities: grease/lubricate, pre-operation checks.
• Work shifts, weekends, and overtime in a heavy industrial environment.

Skills

Reading

Math

Problem-solving

Electrical aptitude

Mechanical aptitude

Safety

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent / Vo-Tech Certificate or associate degree in electrical or mechanical

Job description

Proven to Perform. From the edges of space to the bottoms of ocean, our materials are proven to perform -- and so is our team. We're hiring high performers as proven as our products. Join us.

We are currently seeking Production Workers for our 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 that are used in a variety of industries. Our facility has two 110 ton Electric Arc Furnaces and a 120 ton Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) vessel. The raw materials used in the melting process are coarse stainless steel scrap, turnings and slag formers. After initial melting the metal is transferred to the AOD vessel where it is subjected to three steps of refining: decarburization, reduction, and desulphurization. The AOD operation also involves refining, stirring and tapping the heat in a teeming ladle.

Production Workers in the Melt Shop can be involved in any of the following functions:

• Pouring of the molten metal
• Tapping the heat
• Operating the following types of equipment: Skid steer; Fork truck; Payloader; Lull; Pendant Crane; Remote Radio-Controlled Crane; Vac truck
• Supports and assists in maintenance activities such as: Greasing/Lubing equipment, maintenance checks on mobile equipment before operation, serves as "extra hand" with maintenance employees when asked.

Basic Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in a transferrable industry with transferrable skills.
• Basic reading, math, and measurement comprehension. Ability to read instructions, do basic math and perform simple measurements is critical.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability and willingness to operate and/or maintain a variety of operating units,
• Work shifts, weekends, and overtime in an industrial environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work safely as a team member.
• Reading, math & problem-solving skills with electrical or mechanical aptitude.

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

*It is ATI's policy to not provide immigration sponsorship for any of the company's positions.

ATI and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to applicant's race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected be federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.