Foundry Operative
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Burnley
- Salary
- 9.00 - 11.50 GBP Hourly
- Posted
- 23 Oct 2021
- Closes
- 20 Nov 2021
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
M65Jobsearch are looking for Foundry Operative.
The Role
You will be expected to achieve high standards of quality, in line with targeted levels of output whilst working safely and maintaining full product traceability. You will be working as part of a team and you are expected to contribute to improving any working processes.
The main tasks of the role will include several of the following skills across departments:
Wax Production
• Operation of wax injection moulding machines
. • Setting of wax injection moulding machines
. • Inspection of wax components.
• Use standard operating procedures to repair components.
• Assembly of wax components onto runner systems using hot knives and micro-welder equipment, following individual part guidelines.
• Inspection of completed work to ensure best quality is achieved. Shelling and mould production • Loading and unloading of moulding robots.
• Maintaining optimum slurry/sander parameters to ensure best mould build.
• Preparing slurry batches to specific tolerances.
• Monitoring and highlighting deviations from optimum environmental parameters within the shelling area.
• Ability to measure liquid viscosity and weights.
Casting operations
• Working in a hot metal environment, melting and pouring liquid metal.
• Shell and moulding de-waxing and preparation
• Ensuring melt traceability to comply with casting certification. Post casting operations • Use belt linishing machines to grind various castings to specified tolerances.
• Operating air hand grinding tools.
• Operating abrasive wheel semi-auto cut off saws
• Operate equipment in other areas of the Foundry as and when required: including knockout machine, hydraulic press and wheelbrators for metal cleaning.
• Use metal washing machines and guillotines to complete tasks.
• Contribute in a team working environment.
• Contribute to continuous improvement.
• To share knowledge and/or best practice with other team members.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Inspection of completed work to ensure best quality is achieved using the 'right first time' approach.
• Use computers to extract data.
The role also includes other general duties to maintain the efficient working of the Foundry and Engineering. The above list of tasks is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake duties as may be reasonably expected. All employees are required to be flexible and cooperative to assist in meeting business needs. Scope
The FO plays a key role in the continuous process involved in the supply of finished components which begins with the identification of customer need and ends with the delivery of customer satisfaction. The production of components begins with the castings at the Foundry. It is extremely important that FO's understand the signifance of their role within the Foundry and the continuous process of manufacturing . As the company grows it is important that the Foundry meets customer demands, i.e. where appropriate, The Foundry need to increase with it, as well as achieve high on time delivery and customer quality satisfaction. FO's need to be open to change and adaptable to help contribute towards the Foundry meeting these demands. Working in such a small team it will be requirement that FO's work across all areas of the Foundry and will be willing to train on other equipment.
Skills and Abilities
• A methodical approach to systems and understanding of the importance of standards and established/agreed systems of work.
• Able to make decisions based on experience, have confidence to act and make changes within given boundaries
• Good personal organisation under pressure from time, internal and external customers.
• Computer literate.
• Time management skills.
• Good verbal communication and listening skills.
• Observe and practice the 5S principles.
• Manually handle weights up to 25kg. Experience/Knowledge
• Experience of working in a Foundry would be beneficial.
• It would be advantageous to have knowledge of Foundry processes e.g. casting shelling process, shell making parameters, and robotic shell manufacture.
Qualification
While no formal qualifications are specified the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their compliance with the above requirements
The Person
• Strong work ethic, must want to do tasks and understand their value
. • Reliable, good timekeeping and honesty, able to work unsupervised.
• Adaptable over a broad range of work.
• Motivated to take on new areas of work and learn new skills.
• Able to make decisions based on experience, have confidence to act and make changes within given boundaries.
• Attention to detail, data accuracy and good personal organisation under pressure from time and internal customers.
Days: Monday - Thursday 7.30am-4.15pm Friday 7.30am -12.30pm
The Role
You will be expected to achieve high standards of quality, in line with targeted levels of output whilst working safely and maintaining full product traceability. You will be working as part of a team and you are expected to contribute to improving any working processes.
The main tasks of the role will include several of the following skills across departments:
Wax Production
• Operation of wax injection moulding machines
. • Setting of wax injection moulding machines
. • Inspection of wax components.
• Use standard operating procedures to repair components.
• Assembly of wax components onto runner systems using hot knives and micro-welder equipment, following individual part guidelines.
• Inspection of completed work to ensure best quality is achieved. Shelling and mould production • Loading and unloading of moulding robots.
• Maintaining optimum slurry/sander parameters to ensure best mould build.
• Preparing slurry batches to specific tolerances.
• Monitoring and highlighting deviations from optimum environmental parameters within the shelling area.
• Ability to measure liquid viscosity and weights.
Casting operations
• Working in a hot metal environment, melting and pouring liquid metal.
• Shell and moulding de-waxing and preparation
• Ensuring melt traceability to comply with casting certification. Post casting operations • Use belt linishing machines to grind various castings to specified tolerances.
• Operating air hand grinding tools.
• Operating abrasive wheel semi-auto cut off saws
• Operate equipment in other areas of the Foundry as and when required: including knockout machine, hydraulic press and wheelbrators for metal cleaning.
• Use metal washing machines and guillotines to complete tasks.
• Contribute in a team working environment.
• Contribute to continuous improvement.
• To share knowledge and/or best practice with other team members.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Inspection of completed work to ensure best quality is achieved using the 'right first time' approach.
• Use computers to extract data.
The role also includes other general duties to maintain the efficient working of the Foundry and Engineering. The above list of tasks is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake duties as may be reasonably expected. All employees are required to be flexible and cooperative to assist in meeting business needs. Scope
The FO plays a key role in the continuous process involved in the supply of finished components which begins with the identification of customer need and ends with the delivery of customer satisfaction. The production of components begins with the castings at the Foundry. It is extremely important that FO's understand the signifance of their role within the Foundry and the continuous process of manufacturing . As the company grows it is important that the Foundry meets customer demands, i.e. where appropriate, The Foundry need to increase with it, as well as achieve high on time delivery and customer quality satisfaction. FO's need to be open to change and adaptable to help contribute towards the Foundry meeting these demands. Working in such a small team it will be requirement that FO's work across all areas of the Foundry and will be willing to train on other equipment.
Skills and Abilities
• A methodical approach to systems and understanding of the importance of standards and established/agreed systems of work.
• Able to make decisions based on experience, have confidence to act and make changes within given boundaries
• Good personal organisation under pressure from time, internal and external customers.
• Computer literate.
• Time management skills.
• Good verbal communication and listening skills.
• Observe and practice the 5S principles.
• Manually handle weights up to 25kg. Experience/Knowledge
• Experience of working in a Foundry would be beneficial.
• It would be advantageous to have knowledge of Foundry processes e.g. casting shelling process, shell making parameters, and robotic shell manufacture.
Qualification
While no formal qualifications are specified the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their compliance with the above requirements
The Person
• Strong work ethic, must want to do tasks and understand their value
. • Reliable, good timekeeping and honesty, able to work unsupervised.
• Adaptable over a broad range of work.
• Motivated to take on new areas of work and learn new skills.
• Able to make decisions based on experience, have confidence to act and make changes within given boundaries.
• Attention to detail, data accuracy and good personal organisation under pressure from time and internal customers.
Days: Monday - Thursday 7.30am-4.15pm Friday 7.30am -12.30pm