2nd Shift Foundry Floater Trainee (Dept. 500)

Milwaukee Valve - Prairie du Sac, Village of, WI

Full-time - Entry Level

Prairie du Sac, Village of, WI

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

Milwaukee Valve Company is looking for a 1st Shift Foundry Floater Trainee to join our Prairie Du Sac, WI team in Department 500. This position has a starting hourly wage of $20.89 plus a 4.5% shift premium. All offers of employment by Milwaukee Valve Company, LLC. are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen, blood test, physical capabilities test, and background check, all with acceptable results. Applicants are responsible scheduling and completing the required drug screen, blood test, and physical capabilities test within 7 calendar days of offer acceptance. This position is eligible for a $2,000 sign-on bonus. The first half ($1,000) is payable after successful completion of the orientation period and the second half ($1,000) is payable after one year of employment. The regularly scheduled hours for this position are 2:30PM - 12:00AM, Sunday through Thursday. Overtime may become a possibility or even required. When working overtime, the regularly scheduled shift is adjusted by 1-2 hours at either the beginning or end of the regularly scheduled shift. Overtime may also be requested or mandatory on Saturday as well.

Responsibilities

• Learn proper placement of various size cores into the proper molds as they pass on the conveyor.
• Mount patterns and learn the paperwork and data entry associated with the position.
• Learn all responsibilities expected from the Molder position, including locating correct patterns, prepping patterns for molding line, performing quality checks, setting cores, preparing mold surfaces for pouring, shakeout, and accurately filling out the department's paperwork.
• Learn grinding of rough castings, operating trim presses, and sorting the various castings into the proper bins.
• Learn cleaning, inspecting, counting, and boxing the various cores as instructed by supervisor.
• Learn how to physically load the induction furnaces, fill out department paperwork, maintain charts as to metal types and number of heats per shift, transfer metal to auto-pour, operate furnaces, and pour molds.
• Start the training progression for obtaining a forklift license.
• Follow all quality and safety standards.
• Maintain cleanliness of work area in prescribed manner.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Life and Disability Insurance options
• Flex Spending
• 401K with employer match
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off
• Shift premiums
• $2,000 sign-on bonus