PRIMARY PURPOSE

Permanent and semi-permanent molders are responsible for the proper melting of various alloys and their delivery to pouring permanent and/or semi-permanent molds according to job specific work instructions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General:

• Study work instructions to determine product specifications, tool requirements, and operational sequences.
• Complete daily inspections on tools and equipment, filling out forms when required to do so.
• Maintain housekeeping in the work area at the end of each shift.
• Maintain area per established 6S standards.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by supervisory or leadman personnel.

Melt Furnace:

• Review the production schedule to determine what type and quantity of alloy is needed.
• Scrape the inside of the furnace to remove residue as needed.
• Obtain bars of ingot and/or internal cuttings and place into the melting furnace.
• Degas the melted alloy by inserting the degassing lance, or flux injection unit, into the furnace.
• Use skimmer to remove surface impurities.
• Monitor gauges and record temperatures as required.
• Take specimen disk and gas plug to ensure metal quality.

Permanent Molding:

• Draw ladle of metal from furnace, carry to, and pour into permanent mold tooling.
• Activate cycle timer.
• Return excess metal to melting furnace.
• Inspect casting from previous cycle and set aside to finished load.
• Tend to melt furnace activities.
• At end of cooling cycle, open mold, extract casting with tongs or hot pads, and set aside for inspection.
• Maintain tooling surface, close mold, and repeat pour.

Semi-Permanent Molding:

• Prepare semi-permanent mold core packages with core components and paste, and position assembly onto roller conveyor that feeds oven.
• Using hoist with pick-up, move core package from oven to perm mold base tooling, aside hoist, and clamp mold.
• Draw ladle of metal from furnace, carry to, and pour into semi-permanent mold package/tooling. Activate cycle timer. Return excess metal to melting furnace.
• Visually inspect casting from previous cycle and reposition on finished load.
• At end of cooling cycle: Remove clamps, use hoist with pick-up to move poured package from base tooling and set aside to finished load for inspection. Maintain tooling surface.
• Preparation and maintenance of tools.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

At least one year of experience in a manufacturing setting is preferred.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

High School diploma or equivalent preferred, but not required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Disclaimer: This is not necessarily a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with this job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands and this job description is subject to change at any time.