Metal Casting Trade Worker
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $35 - $41/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
If your hands know sand moulds, this Metal Casting Trade Worker opening in Christchurch could be your next step, kabayan. A respected maker of marine propulsion systems, with products running in more than 120 countries, is building up the moulding crew at its New Zealand foundry.
Sand moulding sits at the centre of the role, and the company asks for at least five years of hands-on moulding in a production foundry. You will also pour, knock out, clean and finish castings. Metals on the floor include Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze) and Stainless Steel, and experience across different alloys is highly valued.
Plan your week around a rotating roster. You must be available for any shift that production needs, whether that is 6:00 am to 2:30 pm, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, 2:30 pm to 10:30 pm or 3:30 pm to 11:30 pm from Monday to Friday, or a night of 10:30 pm to 6:30 am or 11:00 pm to 7:00 am from Sunday to Friday. You will hear about any pattern change two weeks ahead, at the least.
Good news for overseas applicants too. The company is an accredited employer under New Zealand's AEWV programme, and it may support visa sponsorship for suitably qualified applicants.
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Key Responsibilities
- Do floor and track moulding with resin sand that is chemically bonded
- Shape moulds and cores, including making and assembling the cores
- Prepare moulds, then close and clamp them for pouring
- Help produce castings in Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and Stainless Steel
- Operate the furnaces and do the metal pouring
- Knock out the sand moulds and take out the castings
- Water blast, clean, fettle and finish each casting
- Repair minor casting defects and surface defects
- Inspect castings visually and by measurement, identify defects and record the results
- Work with measuring instruments and foundry equipment
- Use overhead gantry cranes and forklifts safely to move moulds, ladles, materials and castings
- Operate bandsaws, hand tools and powered foundry machinery safely and follow company health and safety procedures and quality standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- An NZQA-recognised trade qualification in Metal Casting and Foundry Operations, or an overseas qualification at the same level; if you do not have one, a minimum of five years' relevant experience across all aspects of metal casting and foundry operations
- At least five years of practical experience as a sand moulder in a production foundry; this is essential
- Demonstrated competence in floor and line moulding with resin sand (chemically bonded) processes and/or green sand; this is essential
- Core making; also essential
- Experience casting in Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and/or Stainless Steel; experience in all three is highly desirable
- Experience in fettling and knock-out operations
- Experience in casting inspection, dimensional verification and defect recognition, using basic measuring instruments
- Experience operating bandsaws and other workshop equipment
- Safe use of hand tools and powered foundry machinery
- Demonstrated experience in safely operating overhead gantry cranes, and the same for forklifts
- Experience with lost wax casting investment processes
- Able to work well in a multicultural team
- Physically fit for demanding manual work using hand and powered tools such as sledgehammers, disc grinders and water-blasting equipment
- Able to work safely in a foundry with molten metal processes and radiant heat from temperatures of up to 1600°C
- Effective spoken and written English to understand safety procedures, work instructions, technical documents and workplace communications
- Self-motivated and able to reach production targets with minimal supervision
- Committed to high-quality workmanship within the timeframes required
- A thorough understanding of foundry health and safety requirements and a strong commitment to them
- Legal right to work in New Zealand, or eligibility to obtain a work visa
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