Job Description:

• 1) Assists CASTING OPERATOR in casting aluminum alloys into ingots: Places distributing trough between furnace taphole and mold.

• 2) Positions baffle plates, screens, and control pins in trough, using handtools.

• 3) Takes sample of molten metal for subsequent analysis.

• 4) Skims dross off molten aluminum in holding furnace, using drag rake.

• 5) Inserts thermocouple into mold and records temperature of ingot.

• 6) Examines ingot for cracks, using reflectoscope.

• 7) Stencils identification numbers on ingots.

• 8) Hooks cable to ingot for removal by OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR.

• 9) Performs other duties as described under HELPER Master Title.