Furnace Operator/Tender jobs in Frankfort, KY

Overview

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Wieland is a global leader in copper and copper alloy manufacturing, processing, and distribution. We provide a large product and service portfolio including power, automotive, ammunition, coinage, construction materials, refrigeration, electronics and many other industries. To us, metal is more than material.

Wieland's Cultural Values

Wieland’s culture is what makes for a fun and rewarding place to work! As a company, we benefit daily from our employees' knowledge and abilities. With our cultural vision, we place our core values at the heart of everything we do: safety, ambition, optimism, reliability, ownership, diversity, & respect.

Wieland is hiring a Smelting Furnace Process Engineering INTERN. The engineering intern will be responsible for discovering, developing, and distributeing/explaining “best practices” for fire-refining of copper scraps in RC business unit SE site. They will become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for fire refining (advanced anode furnace operations) of copper scraps. This role is located in Shelbyville, KY and will be fully on-site. 

Starting Pay:  $20-25 per hour

Responsibilities

Engineering Intern Responsibilities:

• Find ways to economically process *all* copper scrap streams provided to the SE plant by Global Metal Buying
• Provide hands-on process accountability for the fire-refining of copper scraps into cathode replacement copper bars of purity >99.97%Cu (minimum) and >99.99%Cu (target).
• Coordinate and align with other Shelbyville Engineering, Logistics, and Lab teams to assure hands-on optimization ($OPEX, $CAPEX) and operation (TPH, $/ton) of the advanced anode furnace / fire refining process for copper scraps.

Engineering Intern Qualifications:

• Preferred Junior-year progress towards bachelor’s degree in metallurgical, materials, or chemical engineering.
• Must be a Team Player and able to communicate effectively across all layers of the organization (corporate, metal purchasing, environmental, sustainability, plant management, laboratory, engineering, shop floor, yard, dock)
• Strong interpersonal, cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural communication and leadership skills are required.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and practical “can-do” attitude are expected.
• Must want to work in “hands-on” situations and apply “book knowledge” and “logic” towards real-world solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively in office, remote, and heavy manufacturing settings.
• Promotes the Wieland cultural vision for creating sustainable value – acting and deciding with transparency – through (i) freedom to act (ii) #ownership of results and (iii) casual intensity i.e. the ability to interact casually without losing focus and momentum
• Embodies the Wieland cultural values of #ambition, #respect, #reliability, #diversity, and #optimism.

Qualifications

Joining Wieland’s team gives you…

• Growth Opportunities
• Flexible schedule 
• Bi-weekly pay 
• Networking & Travel Opportunities
• Exposure to multiple corporate function groups
• Sustainability & Eco-friendly Organization

Wieland is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.   Come join Wieland today and help us continue to build a global corporation we are all proud to belong to.