Foundry

Assists other workers in foundry concerned with melting metal, pouring metal into molds, removing castings from molds, and dressing castings by performing the following duties and responsibilities:

• Moves sand, castings, or other materials about foundry.
• Must have mechanical ability to handle power equipment for grinding and polishing parts.
• Sweeps and cleans work area and keeps works are organized.
• Other duties may be assigned.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the
following competencies.

• Follows all policies and procedures as established by the company.
• Follows the direction and instruction of the management team.
• Communication-Listens and gets clarification; able to read and interpret written information.
• Quality-Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity-Meets productivity standards.
• Dependability-Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.
• Ensures attendance and punctuality by being at work on time and ensures responsibilities are covered when absent.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience: Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short, correspondence, and memos.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
• Physical Demands: Regularly required to stand; walk and use hands to perform various job duties; reach with hands and arms. Frequently required to talk or hear. Must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly, up to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 72 pounds occasionally. Specific vision abilities include close and distance visions, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Work Environment: Employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level is usually loud.