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Melt Shop Helper

martinsburg, WV

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Job description

it's what's inside that counts

There's more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it's the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental

Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation

4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan

$500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit

Competitive Compensation and Bonuses

Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you'll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do Assist maintenance personnel when requested/needed

Work safely to prevent on the job injuries by following safety rules and regulations at all times including proper wearing of company PPE

Ensure equipment inspection reports are filled out each shift

Perform minor/routine maintenance or repairs as needed without the assistance of maintenance personnel

Responsible for daily housekeeping duties including but not limited to immediate work area

Understand start up, shutdown, and emergency procedures

Assist Utility Operator and Assistant Furnace Operator with the exchanging of electrodes

Assist Utility Operator with filling alloy, refractory, and carbon hoppers at furnace

Assist arc furnace personnel with between heat turnarounds

Assist the Furnace Operator when tapping electric arc furnace

Assist with cleaning and filling the tap hole after each heat

Clean, repair or replace tap holes and wall burners; build up around doors and properly plug tap holes to prevent metal loss while retaining the ability to open the tap hole when required

Cleans and prepares slide gates, furnaces, roofs, ladles, tundishes, covers, forms, etc for repair and relining and fabrication

Cut bricks to size, as required and cut notches or holds to provide for smoke control tap holes, tap mountings, heating elements, etc

Ensure that all materials picked up and moved to the processing area are properly handled and located

Lays brick up in ladles, roofs, furnaces, tundishes, etc. Handle bricks by hand for multiple hours at a time

Operate cutting torch for operational needs

Prepare thermocouples, oxygen probes, lances and test molds for use

Repair or replace fire brick lining of ladles, furnace tap holes and spout

Take slag samples as required

Take steel temperature in the tundish

Train in all areas of the Melt Shop to include Furnace, Ladle Furnace, Casting Machine, and Refractories

Use temperature probes to monitor steel temperature in tundish

What You'll Need Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced environment, with excellent strong work ethic, attention to detail, and organizational skills

Ability to work with exposure to extremes in temperature, chemical, dust fumes and mists, uneven surfaces, loud noise, elevated work areas, and confined spaces

Basic computer skills

Dependability in attendance, work completion, and flexibility to meet business needs

Must be able to learn quickly and multitask

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs

Some overtime will be required

Work on a rotating shift which may include weekends and holidays

Your Education High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent experience preferred

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We've built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years - and we're just getting started.

If you're ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you're ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career - and our world - forward. Let's build a better world!

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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