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Manufacturing/Production- Forge/ Metal Fab Entry Level

Scot Forge
Franklin, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/7/2026

MANUFACTURING / PRODUCTION - FORGE UTLIITY WORKER  

Premier Company – Awesome Benefits – Career Growth

Do you like working with your hands? Are you good at Math?  Are you mechanical?  Are you comfortable with frequent heavy lifting in a hot work environment? Would you like a career instead of a job?   

We offer you...

    Career Advancement

    Superior Benefits

    Bonus Plan

    ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)

HOURS:

    5:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday for Heat Treat

    5:30 am - 4:00 pm Monday - Friday for Forge 

    Some overtime on Saturdays

Scot Forge performs a hair follicle drug screen, lift test up to 65 lbs and background check.

Scot Forge is a 100% employee-owned company that manufactures custom open die and rolled ring forgings. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

    Coordinate metal pre-forgings with Blacksmith.

    Load and unload 65 lb pieces with tongs into forge furnace and hammer 

    Locate metal material, inspect, grind, stamp, transport, etc. 

    Remove scrap from pit, shovel and unload. 

Scot Forge has a customized training program to learn forging and stamping metal available for the right candidate. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimal Skills-

   Ability to do frequent heavy lifting in a hot work environment

   Strong Math and Mechanical aptitude

   Tape measure and computer experience

   High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred Skills -

• Previous manufacturing experience

• Use of micrometer, caliper, tape measure 

• Machine set up and operation

• Blueprint reading

• Fork lift experience

BENEFITS: 

A few of our amazing benefits include...

  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Profit Sharing Bonus
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision 
  • Company provided Life Insurance
  • Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401K and Roth Plan
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Short and Long term disability
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Scot Forge is a 130 year-old, 100% employee-owned company that manufactures custom open die and rolled ring forgings. At Scot Forge, we help our customers with forged solutions from the world's physical infrastructure, energy, and transportation to manufacturing, mining, and our national defense. From the wheels of NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover to mission critical components for nuclear submarines, to large hydraulic cylinders for the largest mining trucks on the planet, Scot Forge creates the precision forged metal parts used in demanding applications all over the world.  #1832


Scot Forge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome all qualified candidates to apply.  

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.  



 





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