Foundry Operative

**Perfect Personnel **are currently recruiting for a **foundary operative** on a temp to perm basis.

**Shift**: afternoons x4 (Monday to Thursday)

**Start and finishing Times**: 13:00-22:30 - flexibility required.

**Job description**:
Responsible to produce cores which are utilised in the manufacturing of high-quality ductile iron and steel castings for turbo/manifold and general engineering sectors to maintain the company’s high-quality standards.

**Essential requirements**:
Experience in foundry core-making practices/methods preferred. As a priority, working safely with tools and equipment with an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement. The role requires an attention to detail, thoroughness, and a degree of analytical thinking or problem solving. Excellent communication skills and ability to work on own initiative. Ability to read and follow production programs, work instructions and quality documents relevant to customer and internal requirements. Good written skills to record process and production information.

**Duties and responsibilities**:
Read and follow production and work-flow programs to meet demand and output requirements

**Essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to**

Good communication skills and teamwork

Working safely and wearing the correct PPE at all times

Working safely with equipment

Follow and adhere to manual handling and lifting guidance

Ability to safely lift 25kgs and handle cores

Maintaining general housekeeping, cleanliness of core machines and tidy working areas

Safe handling of waste and spillages

Work on own initiative

Following any pre-use checks and shutdown processes

Safe operation of pneumatic equipment

Maintaining equipment in safe working condition

Reporting any concerns with equipment to supervision or management

Inspecting production equipment before use and reporting any concerns

Set-up equipment, input settings, position clamps and patterns

Reporting concerns with tooling condition

Maintain tool cleaning and preparation procedures.

Identification of core defects or non-conforming cores

Dressing cores, removing blow candles, and repairing surface imperfections

Venting cores according to work instructions if required

Utilise measuring equipment such as gauges or jigs when required

Promote ideas to optimise core mass/cost/productivity

Participate in the development and improvement of coreshop practices and procedures

Participate and feedback concerns with design and development of cast products, materials, testing and process studies

To ensure work is inspected according to company procedures and customer requirements

To follow and read work instructions, standards, and care points carefully

Reporting concerns which relate to increased processing time and reduce output

Reporting concerns with raw materials used within the process

To communicate with team members and supervision to ensure the area is working efficiently

Labelling, packing, packaging, storing or stowing cores in the correct areas

Maintaining core processing cards

Checking and maintaining material stock levels

Pay: £12.00-£13.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- No weekends

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person