JOB DETAILS

Rework Operator Trainee

CompanyCHICAGO MAGNESIUM CASTING CO
LocationBlue Island
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 26, 2025
About The Company
Chicago Magnesium is focused on exceeding customer expectations through on-time delivery and quality. The parts produced are highly complex with 0 to 80 internal cores. These characteristics have led Chicago Magnesium to be an industry leader in complex aluminum and magnesium sand casting.
About the Role

Description

Basic Function:

Salvage castings at the end of production process by removing any final flash, sand, metal, defects or other casting debris that is found in the X-Ray process. Interact with welding department by preparing castings for weld repair. Understand the welding process, attributes necessary for successful welding, support welding department. Employee will interact with X-Ray, Final Inspector and Quality department learning about scrap, disposition, and analyzing repetitive clean-up and making suggestions for continuous improvement.


Physical Requirements:

Maximum Lift Weight 50 #

Maximum Push/Pull Weight 100 #

% Of Time Sitting 80%

% Of Time Standing 20%

Exposed to Severe Weather Conditions: No


Responsibilities:

  1. Accurate scanning in and out on jobs and the proper reporting of defect and processed quantities.
  2. Sorting parts by melt, dash or serial numbers. Verifying quantities and welded castings according to route tickets.
  3. Removing flash, sand, metal, defects or other debris from castings; prepare castings for welding
  4. Ability to inspect and analyze casting for visual defects, making repairs or scrapping decisions
  5. Maintain a safe, organized, and clean work area
  6. Ability to review work instructions, detailed inspection plans, weld maps & blueprints to determine whether casting meets final specifications before passing to next work phase
  7. Communicate with X-Ray, Final Inspection, and Quality, communicating visual defect patterns and suggesting continuous improvement ideas for elimination of defects; interact with welding department in preparation of welds, understanding the welding process, attributes necessary for successful welding and supporting the welding department when time avails.
  8. Wear proper safety equipment; keep work area clean and safe at all times.
  9. Understand customer requirements, our companies internal scrap challenges, rework, customer returns, the impact they have on your job and demonstrate ability to deliver quality & efficient workmanship.
  10. Review & inspect all material being used, building self-inspection into everything you make/process
  11. Complete, date and sign-off on all routing information
  12. Perform job tasks in an efficient manner according to given standards


Benefit information is listed on the company website.

Requirements

Skills:

Oral, written and reading proficiency; multi tasking; organizational skills; self-directed; good communication skills


Experience:

Experience with blending, drilling & measurement tools a plus, welding process knowledge a plus

Key Skills
Oral ProficiencyWritten ProficiencyReading ProficiencyMulti TaskingOrganizational SkillsSelf-DirectedGood Communication Skills
Categories
ManufacturingEngineeringTrades
Job Information
๐Ÿ“‹Core Responsibilities
The Rework Operator Trainee is responsible for salvaging castings by removing defects and preparing them for welding. They will also interact with various departments to ensure quality and continuous improvement.
๐Ÿ“‹Job Type
full time
๐Ÿ“ŠExperience Level
0-2
๐Ÿ’ผCompany Size
71
๐Ÿ“ŠVisa Sponsorship
No
๐Ÿ’ผLanguage
English
๐ŸขWorking Hours
40 hours
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