Melt/Rough Clean Technician

Company: Signicast
Location: Hartford
Posted on: February 2, 2025

Job Description:

Signicast is the industry's leading investment casting manufacturer. Through the hard work and dedication of our employees, we satisfy our customer's needs by safely delivering a quality product on-time, at a competitive price. Working at Signicast means becoming part of a world-class company. With industry-leading Total Rewards package and the potential to grow your career with us. Signicast doesn't just invest in you- we help you invest in a future!

Find out more about the daily tasks, overall responsibilities, and required experience for this opportunity by scrolling down now.

**New Sign-on Bonus up to $5,000**

Signicast is seeking Manufacturing Technicians to join our Melt / Rough Clean Department. This critical role ensures the seamless flow of molds and parts through the cell by converting materials into metal products and removing ceramic molds. You will work closely with supervisors, technicians, and engineers to maintain high-quality standards and maximize efficiency in the production process.

Day shift- 6:00 am- 6:00 pm on a 12-hour 2-2-3 rotating schedule
Night shift- 6:00 pm- 6:00 am on a 12-hour 2-2-3 rotating schedule
The starting wage depends on experience + applicable shift premiums
Dependable and reliable attendance is required for all positions


Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded from time to time to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary. The full job description is available upon request

Comply with all safety and health guidelines, quality standard practices/procedures, and housekeeping standards
Respond to alarms on melt units, caustic units (where applicable), KOH units, furnaces, and revert dryer for safety and proper functioning
Detect sounds from equipment for proper functioning (ex: listen for abnormal sounds of equipment such as blades on cutting saw, grinding sounds, whining sounds on melting pot)
Analyze and evaluate jobs to ensure that they are prioritized and sequenced to maximize the efficiency of work
Analyze and evaluate molds poured readout on the computer to verify that the correct number of molds poured are correctly listed
Placing alloys (back scrap, additions, and prime) on the platform for additions in melt and replacing back into storage
Melting alloys to form metal in pot
Pouring metal into molds and setting down correctly according to standard practices
Removing ceramic in rough clean with water blaster and/or caustic, cutting off from sprue with a cut-off saw or cold break unit, and desludging tanks to clean them
Maintaining the quality of metal to specifications indicated on standard practices, checking components of metal pot by performing a slug test using the spectrometer, adding alloys to the pot to bring a sample to specifications, performing final burn, and saving into the computer
Ensures the product is not moved to the next operation until the required inspection and tests are complete.
Back up for other areas if the continuous flow manufacturing process is interrupted to remove any backlogs. This could include working in the Wax Cell, Melt Cell, or Finishing Cell.



Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.


Education and or/Experience
High school diploma or HSED/GED equivalent preferred. Must possess good computer skills and be able to learn new skills as needed.


Communication Skills
Must be able to effectively communicate with other employees to share information, solve problems, and instruct or train lesser-skilled employees. Must have the ability to read and interpret English documents such as part drawings, shop orders, work plans, and short correspondence. Must be able to write standard reports and documentation.


Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and/or hear, and/or use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, and/or walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.


Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Protective Clothing/Equipment Required
Safety glasses and safety shoes must be worn in all manufacturing areas. Additional PPE may be required as needed.

Benefits: Our Total Rewards program offers world class benefits for this full-time position:

Medical Insurance-PPO & HDHP HSA within 61 days of your start date
Dental & Vision insurance
Wellness Program
Life Insurance
Short-term & Long Term disability
Paid vacations plus 10 paid Holidays
Quarterly Performance Bonus
401k Matching up to 5.5%
Tuition Reimbursement
On-site Fitness center
On-site Chiropractor (Hartford Only)

What a Career at Signicast Looks Like: Signicast offers a breadth of opportunities from career development planning to help our employees grow into their next position through individualized planning and training to in-depth leadership development for our next generation of leaders.

Signicast provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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