Metal Casting Trade Worker
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $35 - $41/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
For a moulder looking to build a long-term trade career, this Metal Casting Trade Worker role in Christchurch, New Zealand offers a production foundry with an international reach. The employer is a global leader in marine propulsion systems, and its products serve customers in more than 120 countries.
The role centres on sand moulding and calls for a minimum of five years of hands-on moulding in a production foundry. Around that core sit core making, furnace work, pouring, knock-out, finishing and inspection. Exposure to more alloys strengthens your profile, because this foundry casts Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and Stainless Steel.
Operational needs set the roster, so you must be available for any shift, whether 6:00am-2:30pm, 7:00am-3:30pm, 2:30pm-10:30pm or 3:30pm-11:30pm from Monday to Friday, or 10:30pm-6:30am or 11:00pm-7:00am from Sunday to Friday. Changes to a shift pattern are notified two weeks in advance or more.
For applicants planning a career move to New Zealand, the employer is accredited under the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) and may support sponsorship for suitably qualified applicants.
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Key Responsibilities
- Execute floor and track sand moulding in chemically bonded resin sand
- Produce and assemble cores and build complete moulds
- Set up moulds for casting through preparation, closing and clamping
- Melt the charge in the foundry furnaces and pour Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and Stainless Steel
- Strip sand moulds at knock-out and recover the castings
- Finish castings end to end, from water blasting and cleaning to fettling and final finishing
- Rework minor casting and surface defects
- Own quality checks on castings through visual and dimensional inspection, defect identification and inspection records
- Apply measuring instruments and foundry equipment accurately
- Handle loads safely on overhead gantry cranes (moulds, ladles, castings) and forklifts (materials, moulds, finished castings)
- Operate bandsaws, hand tools and powered foundry machinery safely within the company's health and safety procedures and quality standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- Credentials: an NZQA-recognised trade qualification in Metal Casting and Foundry Operations or a recognised overseas equivalent; in lieu of it, a minimum of five years' relevant experience spanning all areas of metal casting and foundry operations
- Essential: a minimum of five years in hands-on sand moulder roles within production foundries
- Essential: proven capability in floor and line moulding with chemically bonded resin sand processes and/or green sand
- Essential: core making capability
- Alloy exposure across Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and/or Stainless Steel; exposure to all three is highly desirable
- Competence in knock-out and fettling
- Quality skills in casting inspection, dimensional verification and defect recognition, supported by basic measuring instruments
- Hands-on operation of bandsaws and allied workshop equipment, with safe use of hand tools and powered foundry machinery
- A demonstrated safety record on overhead gantry cranes and forklifts
- Working knowledge of lost wax casting investment processes
- Collaborative strength within multicultural teams
- Physical capacity for strenuous manual tasks with sledgehammers, disc grinders, water-blasting equipment and other hand and powered tools
- Safe practice amid molten metal and radiant heat reaching 1600°C
- Spoken and written English proficient enough for safety procedures, work instructions, technical documentation and workplace communications
- High self-motivation and consistent delivery of production targets with minimal supervision
- A commitment to high-quality workmanship against required timeframes
- Thorough understanding of, and commitment to, foundry health and safety requirements
- Legal right to work in New Zealand, or eligibility to obtain a work visa
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