Foundry Employee Level II

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Foundry Employee Level II
KSB GIW Inc.

Department: Molding
Reports to: Foundry Team Lead
Location: Thomson Georgia
Shift: 1st
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly)

OVERVIEW:

The Foundry Employee Level 2 Molding is responsible for creating molds operating heavy equipment and ensuring quality and safety in foundry operations. This role requires adherence to environmental health and safety regulations as well as maintaining accuracy and accountability through proper documentation and housekeeping practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adhere to environmental health and safety regulations.
• Read and understand work instructions.
• Complete appropriate paperwork to ensure accuracy and accountability.
• Rig and operate up to 40000 pounds with an overhead crane.
• Strike off a mold.
• Disassemble and reassemble flasks.
• Roll over a flask or dirt mold.
• Pull a hardened mold or flask from its pattern.
• Patch and repair any damaged molds.
• Analyze molding and casting defects to suggest corrective action.
• Use a Baume hydrometer to achieve proper density of mold wash.
• Apply mold wash using brush spray or flow coat.
• Promote good housekeeping.
• Inspect daily to proactively prevent downtime of tools and equipment.
• Organize and prepare patterns to be molded.
• Perform blender calibrations.
• Create molds from patterns or loose patterns.
• Stop off impeller cheeks.
• Understand basic principles of risers runner systems and down sprues.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED

Experience:

• Overhead cranes
• Rigging hardware
• Forklifts
• Blender
• Bobcat Loader
• Mold handler/manipulator

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Frequently:

• Standing walking sitting bending squatting stooping
• Lifting pushing and pulling up to 75 lbs.

Occasionally:

• Overhead work
• Climbing ladders or stairs
• Driving forklifts
• Operating cranes

KSB GIW Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and apprenticeship. KSB GIW Inc. makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.

KSB Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and apprenticeship. KSB makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.

We value employees who take the initiative and are committed to our company; Employees who take responsibility and for whom business success is the focus of their return we offer fair framework conditions for collective wages and pensions flexible working time models individual training opportunities and the best career prospects.