Supervisor – Horizontal Continuous Casting; Aluminum

The Horizontal Continuous Casting (HCC) Supervisor reports to the Manufacturing Manager and is responsible for overseeing end-to-end aluminum horizontal continuous casting operations. This includes direct supervision of casting, peeling, ultrasonic testing (UT), cutting, and packing activities to ensure safe operations, consistent quality, and on-time delivery.

This role requires a hands-on supervisory approach, with active shop-floor involvement to support production, troubleshoot process or equipment issues, and lead teams during critical operations.

• Supervise daily horizontal continuous casting operations including metal transfer, mold/graphite tooling, cooling control, puller operation, and cut-to-length processes
• Maintain stable casting conditions by controlling metal temperature, casting speed, cooling rates, and tooling condition
• Coordinate downstream operations including peeling, ultrasonic testing (UT), cutting, and packing
• Oversee peeling operations including depth-of-cut control, tooling condition, alignment, and yield optimization
• Ensure ultrasonic testing is performed per internal procedures and customer specifications
• Review UT results, identify defect trends, and coordinate disposition of nonconforming material
• Oversee cutting operations ensuring cut-length accuracy, blade condition, and minimal cut loss
• Supervise packing operations ensuring correct bundling, labeling, protection, and traceability
• Maintain full heat and lot traceability through casting, inspection, cutting, and packing
• Enforce safety requirements related to molten metal, equipment, saws, UT systems, and material handling
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to resolve issues
• Monitor scrap, peel yield, UT rejects, cut loss, and downtime; implement corrective actions
• Train, coach, and develop operators across all downstream processes
• Support continuous improvement, root cause analysis, and process optimization
• Availability for weekends or off-shift support as required

• Strong knowledge of aluminum horizontal continuous casting operations
• Working knowledge of peeling, ultrasonic testing, cutting, and packing processes
• Hands-on troubleshooting capability in a manufacturing or foundry environment
• Strong leadership, communication, and team management skills
• Ability to interpret process data, inspection results, and production metrics
• Familiarity with quality systems, traceability, and customer requirements
• Ability to prioritize tasks and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.

• Must be able to work in a hot, noisy industrial manufacturing environment
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times
• Must be able to bend, stretch, squat, climb, and work around industrial equipment