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Location: Kent City, MI
Pay Rate: $17.00
Office: Grand Rapids, MI
Job ID: 1625828
The temperature near a remelt furnace doesn’t fluctuate much. It’s hot, it stays hot, and the job requires someone who respects that fact every single shift. A Furnace Operator working in die casting isn’t running a machine in the background while something else happens. They are the operation. What comes out of that furnace determines what every downstream process has to work with, and that weight sits on this role from the moment the shift starts.
This is a die casting facility in Sparta, Michigan. The plant melts scrap aluminum and ingot, recycles it into molten metal, and feeds a high-volume production floor. The environment is industrial, the pace is consistent, and the work is structured around physical production with real safety stakes.
On a typical shift, a Furnace Operator charges the remelt furnace with scrap and ingot to required weight limits, monitors furnace temperatures and adjusts controls to maintain operational specs, operates a flux machine, uses a forklift to move materials and transport molten metal, pulls scrap containers from the production floor, inspects incoming materials for defects, and keeps documentation current in QAD. That is the shift. There is no slow day when a furnace is running.
What We Offer
- 1st Shift: $18.50/hr, Monday through Thursday, 5:00am to 3:20pm, with possible overtime on Fridays
- 2nd Shift: $20.00/hr, Monday through Thursday, 3:20pm to 1:20am, with possible overtime on Fridays and Saturdays
- Mandatory 12-hour shifts required when called; overtime is frequent and expected
- Weekly pay
- Buddy program your first three days, paired with an experienced associate
- Time to full productivity estimated at two to three weeks; roles are trainable but consistency is required
- $100 bonus for every friend you refer to us, plus an additional $25 bonus for your referral to WSI
Requirements
- Ability to work in a high-heat environment around molten metal with strict safety adherence
- Forklift operation experience or willingness to certify on site
- Basic math, reading, and writing skills
- Basic computer skills for completing work orders in QAD
- Reliability and availability for mandatory overtime when scheduled
- High school diploma preferred
- Must be able to speak, read, and write basic English
If you know your way around industrial equipment, you take safety seriously, and you show up when you’re scheduled, this is steady, skilled production work with a clear path to getting good at it.
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