Metal Casting Trade Worker

Recruiters screening for this Metal Casting Trade Worker role in Christchurch, New Zealand will look for one thing before anything else, and that is real sand moulding. The hiring company makes marine propulsion systems used in more than 120 countries, and it wants moulders who bring five-plus years of hands-on work in a production foundry.

To stand out, mirror the duty list in your application. Show floor and track moulding in resin sand, core making, pouring, knock-out and fettling, then name the alloys you have cast. Aluminium, AB2 aluminium bronze and Stainless Steel are all poured on this site, so breadth across alloys counts in your favour.

Be upfront about shifts as well. The roster covers 6:00am–2:30pm, 7:00am–3:30pm, 2:30pm–10:30pm and 3:30pm–11:30pm across Monday to Friday, plus nights of 10:30pm–6:30am or 11:00pm–7:00am from Sunday to Friday, and you have to be free for any of them. A new pattern always comes with two weeks' notice or more.

The company is an accredited employer in New Zealand's AEWV system, so sponsorship of a visa application may be supported for suitably qualified candidates.

A recruiter reads a foundry CV for proof, so give each past job its alloys, moulding methods and the crane, forklift and inspection work you handled. tailor your moulder CV to this duty list with Build AI CV.

• Hand-ram and track-mould sand moulds from chemically bonded resin sand, on the floor and on the line
• Build moulds and cores, including making the cores and assembling them
• Prepare moulds, close them and clamp them for pouring
• Pour castings in Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and Stainless Steel, running the foundry furnaces along the way
• Knock out moulds and take the castings out of the sand
• Water blast and clean each casting
• Fettle and finish castings, repairing minor casting and surface defects
• Carry out visual and dimensional checks on castings, identify defects and write up the inspection results
• Use measuring instruments and other foundry equipment
• Operate overhead gantry cranes to lift moulds, ladles and castings safely
• Operate forklifts safely to carry materials, moulds and finished castings
• Work bandsaws, hand tools and powered foundry machinery safely
• Follow the company's health and safety procedures and quality standards on every task

• Either a trade qualification in Metal Casting and Foundry Operations recognised by NZQA (or the overseas equivalent), or a minimum of five years' relevant experience across all parts of metal casting and foundry operations
• Essential: five years' practical sand moulding in a production foundry, as a minimum
• Essential: shown competence in floor and line moulding using resin sand (chemically bonded) processes and/or green sand
• Essential: core making
• Casting experience with Aluminium, AB2 (aluminium bronze alloy) and/or Stainless Steel, where experience in all three is highly desirable
• Fettling and knock-out operations, casting inspection, dimensional verification and spotting defects
• Basic measuring instruments
• Bandsaws and other workshop equipment, and hand tools and powered foundry machinery used safely
• Demonstrated, safe operation of overhead gantry cranes
• Demonstrated, safe operation of forklifts
• Lost wax casting investment processes
• Effective teamwork in a multicultural setting
• The physical fitness to handle demanding manual work with hand and powered tools, among them sledgehammers, disc grinders and water-blasting equipment
• The ability to work safely with molten metal processes and the radiant heat of temperatures up to 1600°C
• Clear verbal and written English for safety procedures, work instructions, technical documentation and day-to-day workplace communications
• Strong self-motivation, with production targets met under minimal supervision
• Pride in high-quality workmanship within required timeframes
• A thorough understanding of, and commitment to, health and safety requirements in a foundry workplace
• Legal right to work in New Zealand, or eligibility to obtain a work visa