Operator

Casting Operator - Heavy Manufacturing

Job Category: Steelmaking

Requisition Number: HEAVY004447

Posted: November 14, 2025

Full-Time

On-site

Rate: $17.50 USD per hour

Ellwood Aluminum LLC

Hubbard, OH 44425, USA

Job Details

Description

HIRING NOW!

Heavy Manufacturing Casting Operator

7158 Hubbard Masury Road, Hubbard, OH 44425

Ellwood Aluminum is expanding. We are moving to a 24/7 operation and hiring hard working individuals! As a family-owned company, we hire, pay and promote based on performance/experience. For individuals with heavy manufacturing experience our wages can start up to $24.00/hr. We also have a night differential that is $2.00/hr on top of the regularly hourly wage. If you have no or little experience but want a career in one of the fastest growing companies in the area, our starting wage is $17.50/hr (also with an opportunity for the $2.00/hr night shift differential).

ELLWOOD Aluminum directors and supervisors are some of the best! They catch people doing the RIGHT thing! And since pay is based on performance and cross training; there are opportunities for increases relatively quickly. If you are reliable, show you want to learn, work hard and build a career, the supervisors and managers will notice!

Casting Operator:

The Aluminum Production Casting Operator performs tasks related to the casting of aluminum such as preparing the casting area for production, beginning and maintaining the cast, collecting samples, and aiding other departments as needed. This role requires you to be comfortable working with hot metal.

Shifts:

Most of our shifts are continental. These are 12-hour shifts, steady days OR steady nights:

2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on THEN 2 days off 2 days on, 3 days off, and the rotation starts again.

It is a perfect shift for individuals who want work life balance. You work approximately 17 days a month and get two - 3 DAY weekends off in every rotation. Your schedule does not change, unless you move to another shift or department.

Benefits of working at Ellwood Aluminum:

Safety if Number ONE!

1. Stable shifts with OT offered, but not mandated
2. Day OR Night shift NO swing shifts
3. Wage increases based on work reliability, performance, cross-training and annual evaluations.
4. Generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
5. Health insurance day one (starting in January 2026)

**Truly affordable medical insurance with 3 options to choose from that fit your needs and budget.

1. Transparent business model
2. Discretionary monthly bonuses attendance is the only qualifier
3. Recognition!! If you want to move up, show us. We need the next generation of crew leads, supervisors and managers.
4. Tuition reimbursement program we want you to grow with us!
5. Culture ELLWOOD treats team members with dignity and respect and lives by the motto "work hard, care harder."

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution -or be working toward this
• Employee must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire, Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• Must pass minimal physical test and background screening
• Candidates must be able to work any shift (will need to specify what the shifts are)

• Physical effort required by the job includes standing, stooping, pulling, pushing, climbing and lifting up to 50 pounds
• Willingness to cross train

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to identify problems, inform others, and assist in the solving of such problems
• Judgment and decision-making abilities to prevent errors, scrap parts, safety hazards, or other poor results pertaining to job duties.
• Ability to read and interpret work documents such as operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, quality instructions, and other related documents.
• Ability to work with others as a team

Ellwood Aluminum Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity. All employment decisions at EA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation or sexual preference, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, political beliefs, because of an individual's engaging in protected activities or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CRF 60-1.35(c)