Foundry worker

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Dusty

Work setting

• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Carefully track the temperature gauges and colour, heating units, furnace flames, etc. to melt metal as per requirements
• Coat cores with protective materials
• Make sand moulds using patterns, moulding boxes, sand and hand tools following bench, floor or pit moulding methods
• Operate ovens to dry moulds
• Pour molten metal into moulds to produce metal castings
• Make cores for use in moulds to form holes or void spaces in castings
• Set up, adjust and operate various casting machines
• Set up and operate casting machines to cast ferrous or non ferrous metal products
• Hand ladle molten metal into moulds to produce castings
• Operate furnaces used to melt metals for moulding and casting

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

• Quick learner

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

• Evening

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Flexible hours
• Night
• Day

Health benefits

• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Group insurance benefits
• Pension plan

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
• Free parking available
• On-site recreation and activities
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available
• Travel insurance
• Variable or compressed work week

Support for persons with disabilities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
• Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
• Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities