Foundry Technician
Core
Perform maintenance, repair, and refractory work on ladles and vessels in a foundry setting.
Role type
Foundry Technician
Builds
Ladles, vessels, stopper rods, and baskets for metal extraction processes
Domain
Mining technology / Foundry operations
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Refractory installation and removal, ladle and vessel maintenance, stopper rod assembly, wet sand and castable mixing, overhead crane operation, lean manufacturing practices (6S, Kaizen)
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Perform maintenance and repair of ladles and vessels including relining AOD vessels; remove old refractory linings and replace burned bricks; build and set up stopper rods and baskets; prepare wet sand and mix castables; position vessels and materials using overhead crane; participate in lean initiatives like 6S and Visual Management
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC
