Melter at Amsted Rail in Granite City, Illinois

Job Description:

Amsted Rail has an immediate opening for a Melter at its operation in Granite City, Illinois.

Amsted Rail is the world’s leading provider of fully integrated bogie systems for the heavy haul freight market, with facilities spanning 40 locations across 10 countries and 6 continents. Through their state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, Amsted Rail is redefining industry standards for innovation and technology, providing customers worldwide with unmatched performance and reliability for the long haul. 

This position is responsible to control the safe and efficient production of 3 grades of molten steel in the melt shop.  Duties include monitoring scrap charges, calculating alloy additions and chemical testing of steel composition.  Position oversees a crew of hourly employees to achieve these goals.

• Analyze melt chemistry results and calculate proper combinations of element additions to render a final chemistry within grade and customer specifications.


• Coordinate activities concerning furnace and chemistry lab to ensure steel is manufactured and tested according to proper procedures.


• Maintain sidewall and bottom refractories of electric furnaces to ensure refractories are set to acceptable dimensions based on blueprints.


• Direct housekeeping efforts and maintain a clean environment to ensure employee safety around operating equipment.


• Maintain inventory control with adequate levels of materials and order any supplies needed to maintain efficient operations.


• Maintain daily and monthly records of production operations and output.


• Perform all other related duties assigned.

• Minimum high school diploma required. Four-year degree in Metallurgical Engineering or related Engineering preferred


• Knowledge and familiarity with production of molten steel


• Familiarity with electric arc furnace preferable


• Familiarity with refractory preferable


• Knowledge of computer applications a plus


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to direct and motivate people, complete multiple tasks promptly, and work well with others. Organized, responsible, self-motivated, and provide recommendations to enhance operations and safety performance


• Able to complete multiple tasks in a timely manner, work well with others, organized, responsible, self-motivated, possess a mathematical aptitude, able to implement company’s policies concerning safety, and make sound judgments with limited supervision.

We are a privately held, 100% employee-owned company!  As an Amsted Rail employee, you are an owner.  Our commitment to employee’s professional satisfaction includes creating space and opportunities to be creative and an integral part of our innovation journey and business success; for employee’s personal fulfillment, we invest in everyone’s growth and development while ensuring a work environment that values them as an individual, with their unique set of strengths and beliefs.

Amsted Rail is an industry leader that can offer more than a chance to succeed. Through our competitive wages, outstanding benefits, and internal development and advancement opportunities, you will have the chance to create a career of which you can be proud, whether inside Amsted Rail or within one of our other five businesses within Amsted Industries. 

Benefits include being an employee-owner participating in our ESOP program and benefiting from an additional full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k) matching.

Visit our website at www.amstedrail.com. You will be impressed!

Amsted Rail’s commitment to Affirmative Action:

Amsted Rail is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

To review our EEO Policies or to request assistance please go to www.amstedrail.com/careers/ and select EEO Compliance/Statements.  To learn more about us, please visit us online at www.amstedrail.com.