Who We Are:
Metal Technologies is a premier metal casting company that uses modern technology and a highly productive workforce to produce the best quality product. Since 1997, we have been a privately held, family-owned company. Metal Technologies produces high quality gray iron, ductile iron, austempered ductile and value-added machining for a variety of industries. Each foundry has unique processes and capabilities that complement specific product families and specifications. As a growing company, Metal Technologies offers a wide range of challenging and exciting career opportunities. If you are looking for a progressive company that promotes and rewards individual achievement, consider applying for a position with us.
MTI is committed to building and maintaining a culture of excellence through an adherence to our values:

• Faith.We honor God in everything we do.
• Family. We are family.
• Spirit.We can do this.
• Grit.We enjoy getting our hands dirty.
• Vision.We create opportunity.
• Rigor.We focus on process.

We offer a diverse and inclusive variety of benefits. At MTI we believe that taking care of our employees means to ensure that they can live healthy balanced lives which results in better work performance.
General Summary: This position is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the melt operations and all applicable equipment

• Shift Premium: $1.50/hr 2nd shift (1:55 PM - 9:55 PM); $1/hr 3rd shift (9:55 PM - 5:55 AM)
• Excellent Benefits
• Pay for skill - earn more for what you know
• Paid Vacation
• Boot Allowance
• Uniforms Provided

Essential Functions:

• Operate iron transport crane system, assist with furnace charging activities, and slag furnaces.
• Responsible for casting and maintaining of refractory lining of ladles, pig beds, furnaces, and related iron-handling surfaces.
• Record data including heat temperatures, weights, carbon/silicon levels, alloys added, etc.
• Prepares tundish ladle prior to tapping iron from furnace by adding alloys according to recipe.
• Safe and efficient operation of overhead cranes (when assigned) to weigh a mix of steel scrap, pig iron and remelt to achieve proper charge mix.
• Keep material bins clean and orderly.
• Refers to daily production schedule for proper charge mix.
• Responsible for casting and maintaining of refractory lining of ladles, pig beds, and related iron-handling surfaces.
• Refers to daily production schedule for proper furnace analysis and temperature.
• Pour melt lab samples, records analysis and make necessary adjustments to maintain required chemical/metallurgical specifications.
• Takes furnace temperatures and adjusting temperature as required.
• Removes slag from furnace, launder, and other surfaces as needed.
• Taps iron from furnace when melt cycle is completed and iron is required by molding department.
• Operates furnaces in an efficient and safe manner.
• Follows work instructions for start-up and shut down of furnaces.
• Adds proper inoculation for each charge to maintain customer specifications as per work instructions.
• Keep records, logs, and /or charts as required.
• Weekend work is usually required.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
• May be assigned other duties as needed.
• Required PPE: safety glasses, ear plugs, and kick off steel toed boots or spats with non-kick off style, gloves, hard hat, face shield, flame retardant uniforms.

Experience Required

• Previous melt experience preferred

Work Schedule/Job Rotation/Breaks: 8 hour shifts with 4 hours overtime allowed (12 hours max/day), repair weekends on rotation schedule. Rotate between different duties
Work Environment: Inside and outside, noisy, dusty – sand and metal airborne particulate. Work in close proximity to molten iron. Radiant heat and warm temperatures in department, climate changes with weather when going outside to take care of some duties
Tools: Air hammers/chisels, temperature probes, skimmers, shovels, sledge hammers, hand tools, trowels, brooms, chains, ladders and rebar