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Metal Casting Trade Worker

JobFinder · Christchurch · Full-time

  • Salary: $35 - $41 per hour
  • Location: Christchurch
  • Type: Full-time
  • Visa: Employer sponsored
  • Category: Trade

Job description

Experienced sand moulders are wanted for full-time production foundry work in Christchurch.

The key facts first. This is a full-time Metal Casting Trade Worker job in Christchurch, New Zealand, paying $35 - $41 per hour. The employer builds marine propulsion systems sold into more than 120 countries. Sand moulding is the main task, and the metals poured are Aluminium, AB2 aluminium bronze and Stainless Steel. Five years or more of hands-on moulding in a production foundry is the baseline.

Shifts rotate, and you need to cover any of them. Monday to Friday the options are 6:00am-2:30pm, 7:00am-3:30pm, 2:30pm-10:30pm or 3:30pm-11:30pm. Sunday to Friday nights run 10:30pm-6:30am or 11:00pm-7:00am. Pattern changes come with two weeks' notice at the least.

The visa side in one line. The company is an accredited employer under New Zealand's AEWV rules and may support visa applications for suitably qualified applicants, so sponsorship is possible but not promised.

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Key responsibilities

  • Floor and track sand moulding with chemically bonded resin sand
  • Core making, core assembly and forming moulds
  • Mould prep, closing and clamping before the pour
  • Furnace operation and metal pouring
  • Casting Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and Stainless Steel
  • Knock-out of sand moulds and removal of castings
  • Water blasting, cleaning, fettling and finishing castings
  • Minor casting and surface defect repairs
  • Visual and dimensional inspection, defect spotting and logging of results
  • Measuring instruments and foundry gear, plus bandsaws, hand tools and powered machinery used safely
  • Overhead gantry crane and forklift work to move moulds, ladles, materials and finished castings, all to company health and safety procedures and quality standards

Requirements

  • Trade qualification: NZQA-recognised Metal Casting and Foundry Operations (or overseas equivalent), or a minimum of five years' relevant experience across all aspects of metal casting and foundry operations
  • Must have: at least five years as a sand moulder in a production foundry, hands-on
  • Must have: competence shown in floor and line moulding using resin sand (chemically bonded) processes and/or green sand
  • Must have: core making
  • Alloys: Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and/or Stainless Steel, with all three highly desirable
  • Fettling, knock-out, casting inspection, dimensional verification and defect recognition
  • Basic measuring instruments, bandsaws and other workshop equipment
  • Safe handling of hand tools and powered foundry machinery
  • Proven safe use of overhead gantry cranes and of forklifts
  • Lost wax casting investment processes
  • Works well in a multicultural crew
  • Fit for hard manual work with hand and powered tools such as sledgehammers, disc grinders and water-blasting equipment
  • Safe in a foundry with molten metal and radiant heat at temperatures up to 1600°C
  • Spoken and written English good enough for safety procedures, work instructions, technical documentation and workplace communication
  • Self-motivated, hits production targets with minimal supervision, and delivers high-quality work within required timeframes
  • Thorough grasp of foundry workplace health and safety requirements, and commitment to them
  • Legal right to work in New Zealand or eligibility to get a work visa

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