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Hot Metal Crane Operator @ VMS

Youngstown, Ohio, USOnsiteFull-time
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About this role

Your Day-to-Day Impact

You'll play a vital role in our Melt Shop Operations Team by:

• Transporting empty ladles from the ladle preheater to the ladle car

• Inspecting ladles for missing brick prior to use

• Moving full ladles of liquid steel between ladle car, LMF, and caster

• Inspecting ladles post-LMF for hot spots

• Charging scrap safely and accurately into the EAF

• Removing and replacing electrodes at the EAF and LMF

• Safely operating ladle and charging cranes during all operations

• Identifying and reporting crane operational issues

• Supporting refractory, EAF, LMF, and casting operations as needed

• Performing additional duties as assigned to support production

What You Bring

We're looking for candidates who are safety-focused, mechanically inclined, and ready to work in a high-impact environment:

• Ability to qualify for overhead crane operation (including physical and testing requirements)

• Strong knowledge of OSHA and company safety standards for crane operation

• Ability to recognize equipment issues and escalate appropriately

• Willingness to operate both ladle and charging cranes

• Working knowledge of Melt Shop operations (Refractory, EAF, LMF, Casting)

• Mathematical skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide using whole numbers, fractions, decimals)

• Strong problem-solving and reasoning skills in high-pressure situations

• Mechanical comprehension and equipment awareness

• Ability to work rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of manufacturing or heavy industrial experience

• Prior hot metal crane experience

What You'll Gain

• Get paid for what you know—and earn more as you learn more

• Opportunities to work with advanced Melt Shop equipment

• A culture that values safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement

• Real growth potential in a stable, essential industry

• Overtime opportunities

And Benefits that Include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

• Company-Paid Life Insurance & Short/Long-Term Disability

• 401(k): Company match 3% with no vesting period

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Holidays (10 days + 1 floating holiday)

• Paid Vacation Time

• Discretionary Performance-Based Bonus Program

• Tuition Reimbursement

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