Furnace Tender

Job Description
Job Summary
The Furnace Tender is a member of Boyd Allenton’s Die Casting Team and a key member of the Furnace Department. The primary responsibility of this position is to charge furnaces with raw material which in turn provides the foundry with molten metal.
Essential Job Responsibilities

• Charge breakdown furnaces to provide adequate volume and temperature of molten metal
• Provide molten metal to holding furnaces at a rate to maintain continuous production
• Safely add scrap aluminum and ingot to breakdown furnace
• Transfer molten aluminum from breakdown furnace to holding furnace
• Move containers to and from die-cast machines as directed by shift supervisor
• Operate spectrometer
• Clean and maintain all melting and holding furnaces
• Assist in managing and directing all operations in the furnace department
• Load and unload trucks as required
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area
• Observe all Boyd safety and OSHA guidelines and procedures
• Must support and follow the QMS requirements
• Perform other duties as assigned

Company Overview
Our Allenton location offers high-pressure aluminum die-cast products. Die-casting is a versatile process for producing metal parts by forcing molten metal under pressure into steel molds or dies. Using this process, we can produce complex shape products with a high degree of accuracy and repeatability.
Boyd is the world’s leading innovator in sustainable engineered material and thermal solutions that make our customers’ products better, safer, faster, and more reliable. We develop and combine technologies to solve ambitious performance targets in our customers’ most critical applications. By implementing technologies and material science in novel ways to seal, protect, cool, and interface, Boyd has continually redefined the possible and championed customer success for over 90 years.
Additional Information
This document is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for performing this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.
Boyd is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disabilities age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
Requirements
Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must communicate with employees at all levels of the organization on a professional level at all times
• Basic reasoning skills and language skills (ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business paperwork)
• Ability to complete shop paperwork
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions/requests from managers, clients, customers, and the general public

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Strong attention to detail with a focus on maintaining company quality standards at all times
• Good analytical and decision-making skills
• Ability to work under time constraints with changing priorities under minimal supervision
• Must be able to follow directions and work in a team environment
• Previous manufacturing experience

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, talk, and hear
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or touch tools, equipment, and/or controls
• Must have the ability to occasionally lift up to 75 pounds
• Specific vision abilities are required for this job and include close and distance vision, color, peripheral vision, and ability to focus