Furnace Tender

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SUMMARY:

Tends furnace that re-melts nonferrous alloyed metals used in die casting process.  Loads, unloads and moves materials, as required, within or near working site.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•    Clean furnace and equipment
•    Convey material from storage or work sites to designated area
•    Count, weigh and record number of units of materials moved on daily production sheet
•    Remove samples of materials, label them with identifying information and take samples for laboratory analysis
•    Lift heavy objects by hand or with power hoist
•    Clean work area
•    Charge material in furnace
•    Operate industrial truck or electrical hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and product
•    Sprinkle fluxing compound on molten metal to bring impurities to surface.  Skims slage from surface of moten metal
•    Transfer moten metal from furnace to bull ladle and convey moten metal to holding furnaces at die casting machines
•    Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

•    High school diploma and/or two years related experience
•    Ability to read, write and understand the English language in both written and verbal forms
•    Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
•    Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
•    Ability to work in extreme heat and near moving mechanical parts

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