Posted 2 months ago
Foundry Operator
@ Howmet Aerospace
Georgetown, Ontario
Overview
Howmet Aerospace is hiring a full-time Foundry Operator at a starting hourly rate of $22.00. The role melts and casts metal, handling molten metal, ovens, furnaces and shells, with forklift work if certified. The posting requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
Pay:
$22 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Melt and pour metal, operating ladles and furnaces
- Load, unload and move shells and castings
- Operate oven and melt pot temperature controls
- Maintain housekeeping and follow safety and quality procedures
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Read, write and comprehend verbal and written instructions
- Interpret visual casting specifications
- Forklift certification an asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-18
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Warehouse |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Education | High school (required) |
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Howmet Aerospace
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Built on a heritage of excellence, Howmet Aerospace is transforming the future of transportation through innovation.
Full company description
Howmet Aerospace Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company’s primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. With nearly 1,150 granted and pending patents, the Company’s differentiated technologies enable lighter, more fuel-efficient aircraft to operate with a lower carbon footprint.
- LinkedIn followers
- 81,596
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 7,174
- Reported office locations
- Pittsburgh, PA 15212, US
- Business categories
- Innovation Management
- Transportation
- Aerospace
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- Howmet Aerospace
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 2,800,000,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Howmet Aerospace Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company’s primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 2020 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 26 |
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Starting Hourly Rate: $22.00/ hour
This position is to fill a current vacancy.
This position is primarily responsible for performing tasks involved with casting and melting metal. Undertakes all activities involving melting and casting metal as requested and ensures respect to company quality procedures.
Performs tasks involving melting metal: removes castings from pressure pots, moves materials and cleans equipment and work area.
Loads and removes shells from ovens.
Helps transport and pour ladles of molten metal. Pushes and turns ladles to pour metal.
Deslags molten metal being poured. Skims slag from degas and surface of molten metal using scoop.
Removes cast shells from pressure pots, loads conveyor and moves cast shells out of foundry for cooling.
Transfers shells from dewax to casting area.
Loads, moves and unloads melting stock as necessary.
Is responsible for general housekeeping of the area.
Follows necessary safety precautions in operating equipment to protect eyes, hands and body.
Moves casting by hand or by using hand card with hoists. Scrapes and cleans crucibles at end of workweek.
Operates furnace doors and temperature controller on ovens.
Operates and controls temperature on melt pots.
Operates forklift as needed. If certified.
Makes chemistry addition to melts when required by spectrograph operator.
Cross trained in a variety of areas throughout the facility.
Must read, write, and comprehend verbal and activity instructions.
Must acquire knowledge for acceptable/non acceptable requirements for castings by being able to interpret and understand visual specifications.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions.
Continuous Improvement
Follows all Environmental, Health and Safety policies and procedures
Follows all Quality policies and procedures as stated in the Quality Management System
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Howmet Aerospace provides equal opportunities for all applicants and is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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