: Foundry Supervisor

Company: Arico Marine Consultants Private Limited

Department: Manufacturing / Anode Production

Reports to: Head of Department

Location: Turbhe , Navi Mumbai.

Employment type: Full

About Arico Marine

Arico Marine designs and manufactures Marine Growth Prevention Systems (MGPS) for ships, offshore units and shore installations. Our systems comprise anodes, cathodes and a control panel. We are now setting up foundry-type manufacturing for our anodes and are looking for an experienced Foundry Supervisor to help establish and run this operation.

Role Summary The Foundry Supervisor will lead day-to-day foundry operations for anode production: melting, alloying, casting, finishing and inspection. The role starts hands-on, helping commission the foundry, define process parameters and build the team, and then runs the shop floor to deliver consistent quality, safety and output.

Key Responsibilities

Foundry planning and setup

- Assist management in planning the foundry: plant layout, material and process flow, capacity, manpower and utilities (power, water, compressed air, fume extraction).
- Help specify, select and evaluate furnaces, moulds or dies, ladles, spectrometer and other equipment and tooling, and work with vendors on quotations and technical clarifications.
- Support installation, commissioning and trial runs, including pilot castings, process validation and approval of first anode samples.
- Help prepare SOPs, safety procedures, quality plans and inspection criteria before full production begins.
- Help recruit, train and build the initial foundry team.
- Coordinate with the relevant departments on statutory approvals and compliance needed to start foundry operations.

Production and process
- Plan and supervise daily melting, pouring and casting activities to meet production schedules.
- Control alloy composition, melt temperature, pouring practice, mould preparation and cooling to achieve sound, dimensionally accurate anode castings.
- Develop,



document and continuously improve work instructions and process parameters for each anode type.
- Oversee fettling, machining, drilling, cleaning and finishing of cast anodes, including insertion or attachment of steel cores, inserts and connection hardware where applicable.
- Monitor yield, scrap, rework and metal losses; drive corrective actions to reduce them.

Quality
- Ensure raw materials (ingots, alloying elements, scrap) are verified and traceable by heat or batch number.
- Coordinate chemical composition checks (spectrometer or lab analysis), weight, dimensional and visual inspection, and defect checks such as porosity, shrinkage, cracks and inclusions.
- Maintain batch records, test reports and traceability documents for customer, class society and audit requirements.
- Support the QA/QC team during internal audits, customer inspections and ISO 9001 certification activities.

Health, safety and environment
- Enforce safe working practices for molten metal handling, furnace operation, lifting and material handling.
- Ensure correct use of PPE, hot work controls, fume extraction and ventilation, and housekeeping.
- Ensure compliance with the Factories Act and applicable pollution control, waste and slag disposal regulations.
- Investigate incidents and near-misses, and implement preventive actions.

People and team
- Supervise furnace operators, moulders, casters, fettlers and helpers; allocate work and manage shifts.
- Train and upskill the team in foundry practice, safety and quality standards.
- Maintain discipline, attendance and productivity records; coordinate with HR.

Equipment and maintenance
- Oversee operation and preventive maintenance of furnaces, ladles, moulds,



dies, cranes and auxiliary equipment.
- Coordinate with the maintenance team on breakdowns and spares, and with the purchasing team on consumables.
- Support selection, installation and commissioning of new foundry equipment and tooling.

Coordination and reporting
- Work with Design/R&D;, Quality, Stores, Purchase and Dispatch to align production with orders.
- Provide daily and monthly reports on output, rejection, downtime, energy consumption and safety.
- Contribute to costing, capacity planning and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

- Diploma or B.E./B.Tech in Metallurgy, Mechanical, Production or Foundry Technology (or equivalent).
- Foundry technology certification is an advantage.

Experience
- 8–12 years of foundry experience, with at least 3 years in a supervisory role (adjust as needed).
- Hands-on experience with non-ferrous casting (aluminium, copper or zinc alloys) using gravity die, sand or permanent mould casting.
- Experience in setting up a new foundry or a new casting line is strongly preferred.
- Exposure to marine, electrochemical or anode manufacturing is an advantage.

Skills and Competencies
- Strong knowledge of melting practice, alloying, degassing, fluxing and casting defect analysis.
- Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.
- Working knowledge of furnaces (induction, crucible or resistance), spectrometers and common inspection instruments.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality systems, SOPs and batch documentation.
- Good leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.
- Basic computer skills (MS Office, ERP or production reporting tools).
- Robust safety mindset and attention to detail.

Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month

Experience

- Foundry: 5 years (Preferred)

Language:
- English (Preferred)
- Hindi (Preferred)
- Marathi (Preferred)

Location:
- Turbhe, Mumbai, Maharashtra (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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