Melting Operative

Climb Recruitment are proud to be working with a leading company in the Rotherham area

Role : Melter / Melting Operative

Transferable Skills/Experience Required

A background in either general foundry work or in engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, those below

* Foundry melting experience in either vacuum melting or atmospheric.

* Assist Foundry Manager in the setting up of moulds for the forthcoming melt campaign as per production schedule in both the in the air and vacuum melt foundry.

* Calculate charge additions as and when required in liaison with the Foundry Manager (if air melting).

* Prepare and set up ladles for the forthcoming melt campaign as per production schedule in the air melt foundry.

* Weigh and calculate trim additions.

* Ensure pre melt checks are undertaken.

* Assist when melting.

* Required to disassemble the castings from the previous melting campaign for both air and vacuum melting.

* Post cast removal of parts and delivery of castings to the Finishing department with associated paperwork i.e. route cards.

* If vacuum melting, conduct melts on 3 off Induction Skull Melting furnaces (ISM) and 1 off Vacuum Arc Re-melting furnace (VAR).

* Notifying any changes of melt plan to Chief Operating Officer.

* Raise NCR’s when required, investigate and close out.

* Ensure housekeeping is maintained to a high standard.

* Update WIP as and when required.

Competitive salary

2 shifts

Morning and Afters with the possibility of moving to a 3 shift pattern