Job Description

Are you ready to accelerate your career with a best-in-class organization that values innovation, dedication, and growth? Our employees at Grede are the key to our success and share our passion for teamwork, customer service, and operational excellence. If you want to join an industry-leading company that focuses on your professional growth and development, we’d love to hear from you!

Join our team as a Floating Lab Technician! This is a 1st-shift position, but you must be flexible and willing to work any shift as needed.

Pay offered: $23.55-$25.05 per hour

Key Responsibilities

• Obtain samples from raw material deliveries, mold, and core sand systems and perform green sand (compression, combability, permeability and moisture, methylene blue, AFS clay, and strength) and core sand (loss on ignition, screen size) tests as required.
• Record sand testing results using statistical process control (SPC) techniques.
• Notify supervisor, mold, or core departments of test results, as required.
• Clean and calibrate equipment as required to ensure accurate test results.
• Monitor sand system operation, including equipment operation, sand additive addition requirements, and raw material inventories.
• Adjust additives and equipment operation, as necessary, to achieve desired recipe.
• Troubleshoot sand system operation and make adjustments, perform calibration, or contact maintenance as required.
• Coordinate sand system downtime with molding department.
• Work with vendors and trucking firms to manage adequate raw material levels for sand system.
• Grind and polish metal samples and analyze for nodularity and microstructure.
• Prepare samples and perform carbon/sulfur analysis and spectrometer testing.
• Record testing results and forward to melt department, as appropriate.
• Notify supervisor and melt supervisor or other designee of any samples that are of suspect quality.
• Clean and calibrate equipment as required to ensure accurate test results.
• Report any equipment problems to maintenance or arrange for service, as appropriate.

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Company-paid Life Insurance, with Supplemental Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability options available
• Competitive 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid vacation and company holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support your overall well-being
• PPE allowances to help keep you safe on the job

Grede is proud to support transitioning service members and current military veterans with career opportunities that are a match for their skills gained while serving our country. Military veterans are encouraged to apply.

As a Fair Chance employer, Grede is committed to considering individuals who are rebuilding after past challenges. We believe full-time employment can be a powerful step toward long-term success.

To learn more about Grede, please visit our website at www.grede.com

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.