Hot Metal Crane Operator Job at Vallourec Star LP, Youngstown, OH

  • Vallourec Star LP
  • Youngstown, OH

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

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

Job Tags

Temporary work, Rotating shift

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