KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• All billets will be identified with a laser-etched tag, attached using a Hilti tool. Identification will be printed onto tag. Note: Only one tag will be stamped at a time. The required information needed on the tag will be provided on the Melt Shop Order. As a minimum heat number, product weight, grade, and strand number will be on the tag.
• Preheated to an aim temperature of two thousand (2, 000) F. with a sixty (60) minute aim pre-heat time, depending on operating circumstances.
• Tundish shrouds will have an aim of at least sixty (60) minute preheat time. Inspect tundish for hot spots every heat.
• And the Melt Shop Order and monitor the number of pieces needed to complete the order.
• The billet count will be verified by the Billet Yard personnel. Each day the orders will be reported to the production scheduler to keep the flow of steel and orders regular.
• Provide proper training for employees- knowledgeable work force that can perform jobs properly, ensure employees are performing assigned tasks in a timely manner- maximize productivity.
• Report electronically on Level II
• Tundish Gates must be servo tested, and pass servo test before Pre-heater is placed down on tundish to be pre-heated.
• Assure tundish gates are wide open, and close valves to assure gates remain open while under pre-heat.
• If a tundish cylinder is replaced, Maintenance must verify cylinder before performing a servo test.
• Mold powders, tundish powders, heat changes, billet identification, continuous casting parameters, standard practice for casting rounds, tundish level-sequencing heats, mold level deviation, tundish sampling for chemistry, taking jominy samples from the tundish, billet sampling.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE:

Preferred: Previous training and experience in a manufacturing environment

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES & CAPABILITIES:

• Directability

• Teamwork
• Adaptability
• Accountability
• Reliability/dependability
• Initiative
• Safety awareness
• Ability to receive and provide constructive feedback
• Pride in performance
• Continuous Improvement/Quality
• Communication
• Positive responses to change
• High attention to detail