Refractory Operator

..; Martinsburg (WV); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost

Day 1 Paid-time Off

401(k) company match

Company-paid Life and Disability

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Bonuses

Training and Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

CMC is hiring for a manufacturing-related role in a steel, construction reinforcement, and ground stabilization environment. You will participate in safety programs, communicate production issues, and help maintain equipment and facilities.

Join a Fortune 500 company that values training, advancement, and long-term growth. You may work on cranes, conveyors, and foundry-related tasks while upholding safety standards and quality expectations.

Qualifications

• Team player capable of working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Basic computer skills for routine data entry and reporting.
• Dependability in attendance and work completion.
• Ability to learn quickly and multitask across tasks.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and perform physically demanding work.
• Willingness to rotate shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Flexibility to work overtime and adapt to emergency situations.
• Safety-conscious with adherence to PPE and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Participate in safety programs and uphold safety culture.
• Communicate production issues and needs clearly.
• Ensure shift inspections are completed and documented.
• Perform minor maintenance or repairs as needed.
• Suggest improvements to work methods and procedures.
• Maintain daily housekeeping and clean work areas.
• Troubleshoot problems using job knowledge and teamwork.
• Understand start-up/shutdown and emergency procedures.
• Assist maintenance personnel as needed.
• Operate equipment such as cranes, loaders, forklifts.

Skills

Team player

Basic computer skills

Dependability

Fast learner

Multitask

Lift 50 lbs

Shift work

Overtime availability

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or 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

• Participate in the CMC Safety Programs and proactively uphold the CMC Safety Culture
• Effectively communicate with others about possible production issues, concerns, and needs
• 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 continuous improvement such as suggesting improvements in work methods and procedures
• Responsible for daily housekeeping duties including but not limited to immediate work area
• Troubleshoot work related problems using job knowledge, experience, and by communicating with others
• Understand start up, shutdown, and emergency procedures
• Assist maintenance personnel when requested or needed
• Work safely to prevent on the job injuries by always following safety rules and regulations including proper wearing of company PPE
• Install and repair refractories in steel vessels (furnaces, ladles, and tundishes)
• Operate heavy equipment: overhead cranes, dig out machine, loader, and forklifts
• Perform primary maintenance work (change hoses, check oil, torch cutting)
• 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
• Mixes mortar and other bonding materials for lining and bricking
• Operate cutting torch for operational needs
• Repair or replace fire brick lining of ladles, furnace tap holes and spout

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
• 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
• Willingness to work a rotating shift, including weekends and holidays
• Ability to work overtime as required, including planned schedules and unplanned emergency situations
• Ability to work in environments with exposure to temperature extremes, chemicals, dust, fumes, mists, uneven surfaces, loud noise, elevated work areas, and confined spaces
• Install and repair refractories in steel vessels (furnaces, ladles, and tundishes)

Your Education

• High School Diploma or GED required

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.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC.

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.

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