{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"9e327a0c95d47c17477af269","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/9e327a0c95d47c17477af269","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/9e327a0c95d47c17477af269","title":"Shakeout Operator - 3rd shift","description":"Foundry work is tough. It takes grit, it takes hard work, and it takes people\nwho can think on their feet and solve complex problems.\n Are you up to the task?\nOur history dates back to 1905, when we began to produce castings in Elyria, Ohio, for the machine tool, gas engine and other industries. Our Hodge Foundry location began operation in 1876 and built a reputation for quality casting from its Greenville, Pennsylvania location. The two foundries joined to form a single company in 2008, which is today known as Elyria Foundry. We are a fast-paced, technically advanced, customer-focused operation creating high-quality, American-made products and we’re looking for individuals who are eager to learn and contribute to the Team!\n\nPosition: Shakeout Operator (3rd shift, starts at 6pm) starting at $20/hr\n\nEssential Job Duties and Responsibilities:\nKnock clamps off and place clamps and wedges in the appropriate box.\nCheck molds for shakeout dates and times and follow any special instructions noted accordingly.\nUpon completion of set time, move mold to shakeout deck. Hook flask with chains from crane.\nPull cope and flip over to shake out, stack flask.\nPull casting from drag mold and place on transfer trailer.\nRemove any metal flashing, rigging, rods, gaggers, chills, and scrap metal.\nPerform other duties as required.\n\nQualifications, Skills, and Abilities:\nKnowledge of machines and tools, including their uses and maintenance as well as using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes.\nExperience in inspecting equipment, structures or materials to identify the cause of errors or defects.\nVisualization of how something may look after it is moved or when its parts are moved or rearranged.\nThe ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (i.e. patterns of numbers, letters, words pictures or mathematical operations).\nHigh school diploma or GED preferred, but not required.\n\nWork Environment and Physical Demands:\nHandle moving objects: Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning and moving materials. Approximately 75% of job is hooking and unhooking large crane hooks with attached heavy chains. Hooks and chains may not only be lifted but pulled and placed in position. The remaining 25% of the job involves cleaning up of sand from casting and flask.\nManual dexterity with the ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects.\nThe ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).\nIndoor and outdoor climate conditions during all seasons and in varying temperatures.\nAbility to lift items up to 50 lbs.\n\nJob Type: Full Time. Hourly, non-exempt.\n\nThis job description is in no way intended to state or imply that these duties, responsibilities, qualifications, skills, abilities, work environment, and physical demands (hereinafter referred to as “duties”) are the only duties to be performed and some duties may be reassigned, and other duties may be assigned as required at the sole discretion of Elyria Foundry|Hodge Foundry.\n\nElyria Foundry|Hodge Foundry provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.","company":"Elyria","rawCompany":"elyria","city":"Elyria","state":"OH","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T21:04:27.571Z","occupations":[{"code":"51-4071.00","title":"Foundry Mold and Coremakers","slug":"foundry-mold-and-coremakers"},{"code":"51-4052.00","title":"Pourers and Casters, Metal","slug":"pourers-and-casters-metal"},{"code":"51-9199.00","title":"Production Workers, All Other","slug":"production-workers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"331513","title":"Steel Foundries (except Investment)","slug":"steel-foundries-except-investment"},{"code":"331529","title":"Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries (except Die-Casting)","slug":"other-nonferrous-metal-foundries-except-die-casting"},{"code":"331524","title":"Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)","slug":"aluminum-foundries-except-die-casting"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Shakeout Operator - 3rd shift","description":"Foundry work is tough. It takes grit, it takes hard work, and it takes people\nwho can think on their feet and solve complex problems.\n Are you up to the task?\nOur history dates back to 1905, when we began to produce castings in Elyria, Ohio, for the machine tool, gas engine and other industries. Our Hodge Foundry location began operation in 1876 and built a reputation for quality casting from its Greenville, Pennsylvania location. The two foundries joined to form a single company in 2008, which is today known as Elyria Foundry. We are a fast-paced, technically advanced, customer-focused operation creating high-quality, American-made products and we’re looking for individuals who are eager to learn and contribute to the Team!\n\nPosition: Shakeout Operator (3rd shift, starts at 6pm) starting at $20/hr\n\nEssential Job Duties and Responsibilities:\nKnock clamps off and place clamps and wedges in the appropriate box.\nCheck molds for shakeout dates and times and follow any special instructions noted accordingly.\nUpon completion of set time, move mold to shakeout deck. Hook flask with chains from crane.\nPull cope and flip over to shake out, stack flask.\nPull casting from drag mold and place on transfer trailer.\nRemove any metal flashing, rigging, rods, gaggers, chills, and scrap metal.\nPerform other duties as required.\n\nQualifications, Skills, and Abilities:\nKnowledge of machines and tools, including their uses and maintenance as well as using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes.\nExperience in inspecting equipment, structures or materials to identify the cause of errors or defects.\nVisualization of how something may look after it is moved or when its parts are moved or rearranged.\nThe ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (i.e. patterns of numbers, letters, words pictures or mathematical operations).\nHigh school diploma or GED preferred, but not required.\n\nWork Environment and Physical Demands:\nHandle moving objects: Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning and moving materials. Approximately 75% of job is hooking and unhooking large crane hooks with attached heavy chains. Hooks and chains may not only be lifted but pulled and placed in position. The remaining 25% of the job involves cleaning up of sand from casting and flask.\nManual dexterity with the ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects.\nThe ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).\nIndoor and outdoor climate conditions during all seasons and in varying temperatures.\nAbility to lift items up to 50 lbs.\n\nJob Type: Full Time. Hourly, non-exempt.\n\nThis job description is in no way intended to state or imply that these duties, responsibilities, qualifications, skills, abilities, work environment, and physical demands (hereinafter referred to as “duties”) are the only duties to be performed and some duties may be reassigned, and other duties may be assigned as required at the sole discretion of Elyria Foundry|Hodge Foundry.\n\nElyria Foundry|Hodge Foundry provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.","datePosted":"2026-08-19T21:04:27.571Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T21:04:27.571Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Elyria","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Elyria","addressRegion":"OH","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"9e327a0c95d47c17477af269"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/9e327a0c95d47c17477af269"}}