Melt & Pour Coordinator

Coordinates hands-on aluminum melting, furnace, and pouring operations while directing daily production-floor activities and maintaining metal quality, safety, and production requirements.

Job Requirements

• At least 2 years of leadership, lead, supervisor, or coordinator experience in manufacturing, metal casting, foundry, or heavy industrial operations
• Experience with molten metal, furnace operations, melting, pouring, or casting processes
• Ability to read and follow production schedules, shop cards, work instructions, and process specifications
• Knowledge of manufacturing and foundry safety procedures
• Experience assigning production work and monitoring employee performance
• Ability to work in temperatures ranging from approximately 85°F to 130°F
• Ability to work around molten aluminum, furnaces, automated equipment, overhead cranes, forklifts, rotating machinery, dust, fumes, gases, and metal particulates
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
• Ability to bend, squat, stoop, reach, push, pull, and lift throughout the shift
• Ability to lift up to 100 pounds with assistance
• Ability to safely use required personal protective equipment

Preferred Skills

• Aluminum foundry experience
• Forklift certification
• Experience operating robotic pouring systems
• Spectrometer or metal chemistry testing experience
• Furnace or ladle maintenance and repair experience
• Experience operating overhead cranes
• Experience inspecting castings and identifying pouring defects
• Knowledge of melt-back, slag removal, remelting, and metal-quality control processes

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily melting, furnace, and pouring activities
• Assign work to melt and pouring employees based on production schedules
• Monitor production progress and maintain adequate molten metal supply
• Verify metal chemistry and specifications before pouring
• Perform metal chemistry testing using a spectrometer when required
• Monitor melt-back operations
• Safely transport molten aluminum from furnaces to pouring stations
• Pour molten metal into molds at required temperatures and flow rates
• Operate robotic pouring equipment when required
• Review molding schedules and verify shop-card requirements
• Confirm part numbers, filters, temperatures, sequencing, and related production instructions
• Coordinate with furnace operators to maintain production flow
• Identify and report short pours, run-outs, sequencing issues, and casting-quality concerns
• Remove slag and impurities from molten metal
• Return nonconforming scrap for remelting
• Inspect castings for defects and process nonconformances
• Complete pouring logs, production records, and quality documentation
• Assist with furnace and ladle maintenance or repairs as trained
• Operate forklifts and overhead cranes when authorized
• Ensure employees follow safety procedures, production standards, and work instructions
• Monitor attendance, work performance, and adherence to workplace requirements
• Document production incidents, performance concerns, and safety issues
• Provide production-floor coaching and issue verbal warnings within assigned authority
• Escalate employee, equipment, quality, and production issues to operations management
• Maintain required use of safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toe boots, protective clothing, heat-resistant gloves, face shields, arm guards, aprons, and spats

Pay Details: $24.00 to $28.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
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