**Job Title: Foundry Worker** **Job Description** As a Foundry Worker, you will be responsible for removing castings from molds using appropriate tools and machinery, performing finishing operations such as grinding, sanding, and polishing to meet product specifications. You will also engage in manual tasks such as digging, lifting, carrying, and moving materials, and operate tools or machinery involved in casting products including furnaces, molds, and ladles. Your role will involve proactively addressing quality issues and ensuring jobs are completed efficiently, aligning with quoted hours and material estimates. **Responsibilities** + Remove castings from molds using appropriate tools and machinery. + Perform finishing operations such as grinding, sanding, and polishing to meet product specifications. + Engage in manual tasks such as digging, lifting, carrying, and moving materials. + Operate tools or machinery involved in casting products including furnaces, molds, and ladles. + Understand and proactively address quality issues as they arise. + Ensure jobs are completed efficiently, aligning with quoted hours and material estimates. + Complete jobs on schedule, providing timely updates on delivery status or delays to the Project Manager and Lead. + Advise the Lead of any issues. + Follow all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and tasks assigned by management and the team lead. + Comply with the rules and guidelines outlined in the Pattern Work Instruction SOPs. + Ensure a clean and safe workplace. + Participate in mandatory cross-training with mold building and other relevant jobs. + Work in a safe manner. **Essential Skills** + Competency and proficiency with tools and processes used in foundry operations. + Experience with hand tools, pouring, melt deck, polishing, grinding, power tools, plasma cutter, molds, sanding, and heavy lifting. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Ability to multi-task and cross-train on multiple duties within the group or as needed elsewhere. + Team player and self-motivated worker. + Preference given to candidates with experience in sand cast & mold assembly, mold prep and maintenance, painting in sand cast industry, automotive or air-powered booth painting, carpentry, hand & power tools, and blueprint reading. **Why Work Here?** This position offers opportunities for career advancement and formal leadership development. Employees can benefit from an education reimbursement program, receive recognition and awards, and participate in various employee events such as fishing contests, Christmas turkeys, potlucks, and appreciation meals. **Work Environment** Expect to work in hot and humid conditions typical of a foundry environment. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Montrose, Minnesota. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $25.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Buffalo,MN. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Aug 21, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.