IGT DS Casting Tech

About This Role

The DS Casting Tech operates and maintains casting furnaces, coordinating jobs with correct alloys and recording melting process data. This role is crucial for manufacturing high-tech aerospace components safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain casting furnaces
• Coordinate job numbers with correct alloy, weight, and temperature per PMS
• Ensure charges are properly identified and correlated to appropriate numbers and lot routers
• Transport ingots of alloy to work unit utilizing hoist
• Handle molds from pre-heat furnace to casting furnace
• Monitor gauges for correct settings, accurate pour speed, and appropriate crucible size
• Determine accurate pump down time to prescribed vacuum levels
• Replace crucibles/packs crucibles using grog according to best practices
• Record temperature at unit and signal team operators to remove mold from preheat
• Clean and remove all metal from splash guards, crucible blocks, and furnace

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• 2 years of continuous related manufacturing experience or training
• Problem solving and mechanical aptitude
• Availability for all shifts (2nd, 3rd, weekend), overtime, and weekends
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• At least 2 years of continuous related manufacturing experience or training.

Nice to Have

• Basic understanding of industrial and mechanical drawings
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed by uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Skills

* Required skills