Iron Pourer 3rd Shift
Company: American Castings, LLC
Location: Pryor
Posted on: February 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description At AMERICAN Castings we
specialize in gray and ductile iron castings. We are a member of
the AMERICAN family of iron and steel manufacturers that together
has a collective total of more than 500 years of manufacturing
experience. The family originated with and was founded as AMERICAN
Cast Iron Pipe Company in Birmingham, Alabama in 1905. We have a
wide range of customers and serve diverse markets such as
agriculture, construction, energy, mining, and waterworks with
in-depth expertise in each field. Our proficiency in engineering
and metallurgy, rigorous maintenance and reliability practices and
being vigilant about continuous improvement and productivity
initiatives helps keep our customers with us year after year and
enables us to deliver a quality product at a competitive price.
*SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITION* Perform all necessary tasks to pour
molds in pouring floor and/or automatic molding lines from ladles.
Operates power driven trolley and hoist to move ladles to holding
furnace where molten metal is poured into the ladle. May weigh and
ready alloys and add predetermined quantity of alloy at alloy
addition station and take ladle to pouring line. Performs duties to
pour into molds from ladles. Check melt for slag and other
impurities and remove slag and impurities as necessary. Place
pre-heater in ladle when not in use. Ability to maintain proper
metal flow and continuity to produce quality castings is required.
Visually check color of metal to judge pouring temperature and vary
pouring techniques to conform with metal types and casting design
to avoid strains, cold shuts, misruns, sand washes, and gas blows.
Use and maintain chipping gun. Drive forklift to move pig molds and
slag bins. Assist with maintaining records, reline furnace
performing brick work, mix refractory materials, and repair and
replacement of refractory. Assist with closing and clamping mold.
Able to tap a ladle, at the right amount, and kind of metal. The
ability to perform the duties of crane operator, furnace operator
or ladle repair are required as needed. This position may be
classified as a lead person which will perform job duties as
assigned. Keep work area clean and orderly. Know safety rules that
apply to the safety of others and to personal safety. Perform other
work as instructed by supervisor. *A complete job description is
available in Human Resources*
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