Foundry Operations Co-Op

Job Overview

Benefits include major medical (BCBS), Delta dental and vision, company sponsored basic life insurance and short-term disability. Voluntary life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and long-term disability available. Competitive 401(k) with company matching, generous PTO, 10 paid holidays, and company giveaways, family picnics, and more!

Job Summary:

Assist the foundry staff in evaluating casting defects, reducing process variation, collecting, and analyzing data and providing recommendations to management. Additional foundry related duties, such as coordinating trials, sand testing, process book information and pattern evaluations, may also be assigned as needed. 

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Evaluating defects:

• Identifying defect location
• Identifying root cause of the defects
• Provide recommendations for improvements

Process Variation:

• Review sand testing data
• Monitor sand preparation process
• Data mining for process changes and scrap information
• Perform sand testing in a lab setting to determine our current and preferred sand properties

Process Books:

• Assist with setting up and maintaining the process books or other electronic information needed for the digital transformation project

Required Qualifications:

Be enrolled in a four-year technical program related to the foundry industry.

Work Schedule:

This position is a co-op position. You will work full time (40 hours a week) starting in May of 2024 and ending in December of 2024. 

May be required to wear a respirator 

Please visit our website to fill out an application and submit a resume. Website: www.aymcdonald.com

A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. is an equal opportunity employer