What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Technician position at American Castings, LLC?
At AMERICAN Castings we specialize in gray and ductile iron castings. We are a member of the AMERICAN family of iron and steel manufacturers that together has a collective total of more than 500 years of manufacturing experience. The family originated with and was founded as AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company in Birmingham, Alabama in 1905.
We have a wide range of customers and serve diverse markets such as agriculture, construction, energy, mining, and waterworks with in-depth expertise in each field. Our proficiency in engineering and metallurgy, rigorous maintenance and reliability practices and being vigilant about continuous improvement and productivity initiatives helps keep our customers with us year after year and enables us to deliver a quality product at a competitive price.
*SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITION*
Operate Spectrometer, start-up, standardize and run samples on ARL 3460 and Baird DV6 backup as required. Provide furnace chargebacks for production and for conversion to and from gray iron. Check chemistries on all iron grades to ensure they are within specification. Be able to operate, startup and standardize. Turn and pull all test bars as needed. Inspect and receive steel deliveries as required. Must have thorough understanding of Lab record keeping and reporting requirements, as well as cross training to perform line tech duties as needed. Keep all samples properly marked and correctly placed in rack. Must be able to receive training to perform all sand lab tests and lab tests in the lab. Must be able to receive training to perform all sand lab test in Green Sand, Core Room, No Bake, new sand, etc as needed. Operate mobile equipment when required. This position may be classified as a lead person which will perform job duties as assigned. Keep work area clean and orderly. Know safety rules that apply to the safety of others and to personal safety. Report malfunction of equipment to proper authority. Perform other work as instructed by supervisor.
*A complete job description is available in Human Resources*
