Foundry Technician (Die Casting)

Job: ID: 32543

Full time, Permanent, Day shift

Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm (flexible start and finish) 37.5-hour week paid for 40 hours (paid lunch break)

£35,000 – £40,000 per annum North Baddesley

Main responsibilities

• Operate the foundry die casting furnaces to heat aluminium ingots.
• Measure and maintain temperature of the furnaces.
• Treat molten aluminium through addition of additives and flux.
• Inspect die tooling for suitability for manufacture, cleaning and preparing as required.
• Heat required die tooling to required temperatures prior to manufacture.
• Transfer molten metal into preprepared die tooling through use of handheld ladles.
• Use site MRP system to track specific job requirements, (pouring temperatures, pour speeds, etc), and to book off quantities of castings manufactured.
• Prepare aluminium dabs and process these through the spectrometer for composition analysis, monitoring conformance of the results.
• Carry out tasks as assigned by the Foundry management.
• Maintain adherence to the production schedule.
• Continuously ensure good working order of all tools, equipment, patterns, lighting, and premises.
• Responsible for ensuring all correct PPE is used for each relevant task.
• Maintain and ensure good housekeeping and organisation of the working areas.
• Escalate any concerns or queries directly to the Foundry management team.
• Participate in any quality investigations resulting from non-conforming product or processes.

Other

• On-site parking
• 25 days holiday + banks (3 or 4 days allocated to Christmas) – holidays offered in hours rather than days so you can take time off work without using a half day/full day.
• Drive to work scheme down to help with commuting costs.
• Pension scheme