What are the responsibilities and job description for the Remelt Production Technician position at Service Center Metals External Job Board?
Service Center Metals is a state-of-the-art aluminum twenty-four-hour extrusion facility located in Prince George, VA. We strive to promote health and safety in the workplace by making safety our number one priority. Our manufacturing process is geared toward exceeding our customer’s expectations with excellent customer service, superior product quality, and unparalleled production efficiency. We support employee growth through continuous learning and upward job growth, while working in a drug-free workplace.
Being one of the fastest growing manufacturers in VA, this has given us the opportunity to expand our workforce. We are currently hiring a Remelt Production Technician who will report to the Plant Manager at the Prince George plant.
Benefits of joining the SCM Team:
- Weekly Production and quarterly bonuses
- Vacation and Sick Pay
- 401K with company match
- Health Savings Plan with company match
- Life Insurance
- Gym Membership discount
- Overtime opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free onsite Health Clinic
- Advancement opportunities
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Candidate requirements:
- Work in a team environment at a fast pace
- Light industrial experience, mobile equipment experience
- Be dependable and accountable to work with team members
- Work a rotating schedule of 12-hour shifts/3 to 5 days-per-week, alternating every other weekend including overtime
- Lift 21 – 50 lbs. pounds or more on a regular basis
- Lift 51 – 75 lbs. pounds or more on an occasional basis
- Work effectively in hot and cold temperatures for long periods of time
- Have good math skills
- High School Graduate or GED
Preferred qualifications:
- Inspires teammates to follow them
- Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
- Capable of carrying out a given task well with all details necessary
- Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
- Inspired to perform without outside help
- Warehouse / production experience
- Forklift / mobile equipment experience
Job Duties:
- Operate payloader, forklifts, and skid steers to company standards to level and position metal correctly on charge car for melting
- Operate charge car to company standards to deliver scrap metal to the melter safely
- Load appropriate scrap types on the charge car according to the company provided charge packet using a pay loader in order to achieve in specification customer chemistries
- Transfer molten metal from melter furnace to holder furnace, inserting proper alloy where appropriate according to company standards in order to achieve in specification customer chemistries.
- Report deviations, discrepancies or non-conforming material based on departmental procedure in order for the Production team to make corrections or adjustments to processes appropriately
- Ensure the smooth transfer of molten metal through the trough system into the casting table, according to company procedures. Monitor and adjust table and metal levels throughout the cast in order to achieve quality casted product
- Completes Homogenizer pre-shift inspections
- Read orders and identify alloy types and reviews homogenization times with supervisor and quality technicians
- Operate homogenizer and forklift in a safe manner
- Perform inspections on all logs and identify non-conforming product
- Operate UT and identify non-conforming product, Load and unload the homogenizer