Foundry Worker

This position makes the molds using patterns and makes the cores that fit inside the molds. The cores and molds are used to make metal castings. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coremaking:

•    Make Cores using Core Boxes (patterns). 

o    Fill sand in core boxes

o    Use chills and risers as needed if it is part of the casting design.

•    Operate sand mixer used to make sand cores using core boxes

•    Process sand printed cores

•    Able to read and interpret drawings

Molding:

•    Operate a Sand mixer to mix sand to pour over the pattern or printed mold to make molds

•    Use a crane to strip pattern from mold once mold is complete

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•    Clean printed cores using brushes and vacuums

•    Paint cores using mold wash either by brushing or flow coating or swabbing

•    Prepping cores by getting a partial fit

•    Operate a crane 

•    Operate a front end loader

•    Operate a forklift

QUALIFICATIONS:

•    High School Diploma/GED and/or 1+ years of equivalent work experience

•    Manufacturing or Foundry experience (1-2 years)

Qualifications

• • Clean printed cores using brushes and vacuums • Paint cores using mold wash either by brushing or flow coating or swabbing • Prepping cores by getting a partial fit • Operate a crane • Operate a front end loader • Operate a forklift