General Labourer

Forest City Castings, Inc. (FCC) is a family owned and operated private company in St. Thomas, ON - 15 minutes south of London, ON.

FCC is a leader in Graphite Permanent Mould Technology. We specialize in quality aluminum and zinc castings, in house mould making and custom CNC machining, providing our customers with turnkey service. We maintain an industry recognized reputation for quality, service and on time delivery.

We are building a team of highly skilled personnel to expand our advanced manufacturing capabilities. We are currently looking for full time **General Labourers **for our Foundry.

Position requirements:

- Strong work ethic
- Positive attitude
- Excellent attendance
- Able to work in a team environment as well as individually
- Able to stand for long periods of time
- Able to work in a fast-paced work environment

What we offer:

- Competitive wages
- Uniforms and vacation entitlement after 3 months
- Benefits after 6 months

RRSP Plan
- Straight shifts (days or afternoons)
- Educational incentives
- Opportunities for career advancement

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Casting Responsibilities**:

- Check guidelines of assigned mould to ensure baselines are known and met for temperature and time.
- Take initial measurement of mould and metal temperature and re-check periodically.
- Inform a Foundry Labourer 2 or 3 when the mould is ready to pour and get approval.
- Manually ladle molten metal from furnace to pour into moulds.
- Extraction of part from mould in set intervals.
- Set parts to cool and prepare parts for movement to the next process.
- Replenish metal in furnace as needed.
- Complete preventative maintenance checks (PM).

**Cutting Responsibilities**:

- Determine priority of parts to be cut from Manager/Supervisor.
- Retrieve parts for cutting.
- Cut excess metal from Aluminum parts using a band saw.
- Perform first-off cut and get approval from Manager/Supervisor.
- Change and tag band saw blades when replacing.
- Put scrap in to appropriate bins.
- Properly pack heat treat bins, when needed.
- Prepare pallets/bins for movement to the next process.

**Quality Assurance Responsibilities**:

- Check all castings for defects; looking for shrink, porosity, surface quality, dyecoat, cracks etc. Inform Manager/Supervisor.
- Follow QA Dept.’s Blue Tag Procedure.
- Make determinations on scrap parts when instances of defect are low. If more frequent, involve Manager/Supervisor to address underlying issue.

**Administrative/General Responsibilities**:

- Review all specific task assigned paperwork (ie; PIMP).
- Accurately complete paperwork (Travel Cards, Tallies, etc.).
- Log in to jobs and track production in Epicor System.
- Identify and address any equipment malfunction and remedy or to bring to Manager/Supervisor attention.
- Understand and adhere to Red Tag Procedure.

**Health & Safety Responsibilities**:

- Adhere to all Company and Dept. specific safety protocol.
- Maintain an organized and safe work environment.
- Wear all required PPE.
- Report any concerns of departmental hazards to Manager/Supervisor.
- 5S housekeeping.
- This job may require additional responsibilities and duties as assigned by FCC._

**KNOWLEDGE/SKILL/ABILITY/WORKING CONDITIONS**:
**Knowledge Required to Perform Duties**:

- Manufacturing Practices/ Continuous Improvements

**Skills and Abilities Required to Perform Duties**:

- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye coordination.
- Strong work ethic.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities.

Working Conditions:

- Hot, dusty environment.
- Ability to lift 50lbs repeatedly.
- Fast paced.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From $20.50 per hour

Expected hours: 44 per week

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

Work Location: In person