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Aerotek Casting Technician in Hampton, Virginia

Job Title: Casting Technician

Job Description

  • Will be working in the casting department where you will be forming cast and responsible for maintain quality of product.

  • Operate and maintain casting furnaces.

  • Coordinate job numbers with correct alloy, weight, and temperature per PMS.

  • Ensure that charges are properly identified and correspond to appropriate numbers and lot routers.

  • Transport ingots of alloy to work unit utilizing hoist to lift to specific areas and load into chamber box/charge box.

  • Handle molds from pre-heat furnace to casting furnace.

  • Monitor gauges to assure correct settings, accurate pour speed, and appropriate crucible size for melting process.

  • Determine accurate pump down time to prescribed vacuum levels.

  • Replace crucibles and pack crucibles using grog according to best practices.

  • Record temperature at unit and signal team operators to remove mold from preheat.

  • Clean and remove all metal from splash guards, crucible blocks, and furnace.

  • Comply with all company attendance policies and guidelines; this includes, but is not limited to, regular attendance and assigned overtime.

Required Skills

  • Basic understanding of industrial and mechanical drawings

  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed yet uninvolved written or oral instructions

  • Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Shifts Available:

  • Weekend Shift: Days

  • 6:00am-6:00pm, Friday - Sunday, Paid out for a full 40 hours

  • Weekend Shift: Nights

  • 6:00pm-6:00am, Friday - Sunday, Paid out for a full 40 hours

Job Type

  • This is a permanent/direct placement position.

Work Environment

  • Large manufacturing facility, 500 employees, mostly climate controlled industrial environment there are hot areas due to machines

Additional Information:

  • Minimum Education requirement- must have a high school diploma to qualify

  • This position can be entry level if you are interested please apply - open to a variety of experience and different level of skill sets.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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