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Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products Casting / Melting Operator in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Job Title: Casting Operator Casting/Melting

Classification: Non-Exempt

Department: Casting

Reports to: Supervisor

Purpose:

The Casting/Melting Operator is responsible for monitoring equipment, making adjustments as necessary to maintain quality, and reporting any changes in conditions they can’t control.

General Duties:

  • Ensure equipment is operating within specified parameters

  • Operation of melting furnaces: Material handling, charging, alloying melting furnaces

  • Build 20 Metric Ton charges continuous throughout the shift

  • Load the charges in 1450 degree melting furnaces

  • Safely Operate 15,000# forklifts

  • Perform Spectrometer testing to plan refinements

  • Perform fluxing and refinements to the metal to ensure quality

  • Manually transfer 15 Metric Ton of 1450 degree metal from Melters to Holders

  • Clean and maintain daily maintenance on metal troughs

  • Perform and monitor equipment checks

  • Clean, inspect, and maintain furnaces

  • Perform and maintain quality checks

  • Manual set up of casting operations and maintain good casting conditions  

  • Able to shutoff metal blowouts during production

  • Performs work by SOP’s

  • Maintain good 5S in work area, equipment, and tools

  • Performs other duties as required

  • Maintain and support 5s activities outside the working areas

  • Safely operate 20 Metric Ton overhead cranes

    Skills:

  • Ability to work both independently and as a team

  • Basic troubleshooting and problem solving

  • Ability to identify nonstandard situations and respond accordingly

  • Self-Driven

    Requirements:

  • High school degree or GED equivalency.

  • Basic mechanical aptitude

  • Must be willing to work a (4 Star) 12-hour shifts (willing to work every other weekend and some holidays). Shifts are either 5:00 AM to 5:10 PM or 5:00 PM to 5:10 PM

  • Able to perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for extended periods, to include but not limited to: lifting, walking, standing, stooping, pulling, and pushing

  • Willing to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations; including wearing personal protective equipment

  • Must always work safely

  • Willing to work in hot/humid, cold, noisy industrial environment (Summer time heat index in excess of 135 degrees and sub-freezing temperature during winter months)

  • Willing to work around dust, oil, grease, chemicals, and other substances

  • Able to use a computer for basic reporting and documentation

  • Good interpersonal skills

  • Good communication skills. Ability to read, write, and communicate verbally

  • Able to accurately use basic math

  • Molten metal experience strongly preferred

     

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