Eugene, Oregon
Urbana, Illinois
Posted: 24-Jul-23
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Type: Full Time
Salary: $27-$45/hour
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Internal Number: 1
As an Open Die Forging Blacksmith, you manipulate the workpiece using skill and technique to produce the final shape required. The Open Die Forging Blacksmith works as part of a 4 man production crew.
Open die forging involves heating and working the raw material through repeated blows between a flat top ram die and a bottom flat anvil die. Work begins with an ingot which is put into a furnace until it is heated and ductile. Once in this state, it is moved to the anvil or the press depending on the size, where the Open Die Forging Blacksmith and team hammers the pliable ingot into shape. To get the desired shape with open die forging, the blacksmith moves and orients the workpiece between hammer drops to force the metal to flow a certain way.
Open Die Forging, or hammer forging, is one of the oldest forms of forging, and the manufacturing process is often associated with simple shaped parts such as a bar, blank, ring, spindle and hub or some custom shapes.
Benefits after 60 days include:
- 4 day work week (4x10 hrs)
- daytime shift
- medical, dental available
- pension plan
- 12 paid holidays
- paid short & long term disability
- paid accidental death/dismemberment
- paid life insurance
- paid vacation per union contract
Requirements:
- Attendance and punctuality are critical
- Attention to detail
- Ability to read a ruler
- Good communication skills
- Teamwork
- Reliability and integrity
- Accountability
