Metal Casting Trade Worker
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $35 - $41/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
A Christchurch foundry whose marine propulsion systems are used in more than 120 countries wants experienced Moulders. Sand moulding sits at the core of the job, and five years or more of hands-on sand moulding in a production foundry is expected; casting covers Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and Stainless Steel.
Applicants must be able to work any of these shifts as production needs: 6:00am – 2:30pm, 7:00am – 3:30pm, 2:30pm – 10:30pm or 3:30pm – 11:30pm Monday to Friday, and 10:30pm – 6:30am or 11:00pm – 7:00am Sunday to Friday, with at least two weeks' notice of a change.
The employer is an Accredited Employer and may support visa applications for suitably qualified applicants, so sponsorship is possible.
Kenyan tradespeople, including those with NITA trade test certificates in foundry or fabrication work, should list moulding methods, alloys cast and equipment operated on the CV. Shape a foundry-ready CV with Build AI CV.
Key Responsibilities
- Mould on the floor and on the track using resin sand (chemically bonded) processes
- Make cores and moulds, assembling cores as needed, then close and clamp moulds for pouring
- Cast aluminium, aluminium bronze and stainless steel, running furnaces and pouring metal
- Knock out moulds, remove castings, water blast and clean them, then fettle and finish
- Repair minor casting and surface defects
- Visually and dimensionally inspect castings, identify defects and record results, using measuring instruments and foundry equipment
- Operate overhead gantry cranes, forklifts, bandsaws, hand tools and powered machinery safely to move moulds, ladles, castings and materials
- Follow health and safety procedures and quality standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- A trade qualification in Metal Casting and Foundry Operations recognised by NZQA (an equivalent overseas qualification counts), or alternatively a minimum of five years' experience across all aspects of metal casting and foundry operations
- Essential: a minimum of five years working as a sand moulder in a production foundry
- Essential: proven floor and line moulding using resin sand (chemically bonded) processes and/or green sand
- Essential: core making
- Casting experience in Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and/or Stainless Steel; experience across all three is highly desirable
- Fettling and knock-out work, plus casting inspection, dimensional checks and spotting defects, with basic measuring instruments
- Bandsaws and other workshop equipment, and hand tools and powered foundry machinery used safely
- A record of operating overhead gantry cranes and forklifts safely
- Experience with lost wax casting investment processes
- Able to work well in a multicultural team
- Physically fit for demanding manual work with hand and powered tools, including sledgehammers, disc grinders and water-blasting equipment, in a foundry with molten metal and radiant heat from temperatures of up to 1600°C
- Written and spoken English strong enough for safety procedures, instructions, technical documents and day-to-day workplace communication
- Self-motivated with minimal supervision and production targets; committed to high-quality workmanship within required timeframes; thorough understanding of foundry health and safety
- The legal right to work in New Zealand, or eligibility to obtain a work visa
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