Mold Maintenance Technician in RACINE, Wisconsin at PREMIER ALUMINUM

Put your AUTO MECHANIC skills to use in a manufacturing setting!

Days of Work: Monday - Friday 1st Shift

Skills and experience will be considered when determining wages.

We are willing to train the right candidate.

We’ve got a great opportunity for someone who loves to take things apart, address current or potential issues, and put it back together to be at full functionality. At Premier, this would entail the maintenance and repair of tooling for permanent mold production, including disassembly, cleaning, inspection and setup.

Duties and Overall Responsibilities

• Mold preparation and maintenance
• Perform general fabrication, repair or replacement of furnace tools, ladles, intermediate tubes and other production support equipment
• Perform repair or minor modifications using machining operations and bench work on tools, dies, fixtures, jigs, etc. with the use of dimensional prints or models overseen by supervisor
• Perform mold repair in foundry as needed
• Metal fabrication
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Mechanically inclined
• Auto mechanical experience is highly transferable
• Willingness to learn and work in a hands-on environment
• Basic experience or comfort using hand tools and power tools preferred
• Ability to operate or learn to operate a forklift
• Team oriented with strong focus on safety

Preferred (not required)

• Welding, fabrication, machining or mechanical repair
• Exposure to manufacturing, foundry or production environments
• Basic mechanical knowledge or related training/education

Physical Requirements The physical requirements for this position require continuous standing and intermittent walking, bending, sitting, and lifting of parts that may at times be in excess of 50Ibs. Work may be performed in the foundry, where temperatures can reach 130 degrees at a machine - higher during summer months.

This description covers principal job functions and is not intended to be a complete listing of all duties that may be assigned during normal or emergency operations.

Premier is an E-Verify Employer.