Careers
Build a career in casting.
Our foundries make parts that go into tractors, trucks, medical equipment, infrastructure and machinery. We cross-train, we invest in modern equipment, and there is room to grow across the network.

Open positions
4 open positions right now.
- Molding Utility TechnicianPatriot Foundry & CastingsPosted Oct 26, 2026View and apply →
- Grind Room TechnicianPatriot Foundry & CastingsPosted Oct 26, 2026View and apply →
- Maintenance TechnicianErmak, ChaskaPosted Jul 27, 2026View and apply →
- Foundry OperatorErmak FoundryPosted Jul 27, 2026View and apply →
Why work here
Small-shop people, big-group backing.
- Learn the trade. We cross-train, so you build skills across molding, pouring, finishing and machining.
- Modern equipment. From automated green sand molding to CNC machining centers.
- Room to grow. Three plants and a growing group mean more paths up than a single shop can offer.
- People who stay. We treat employees like family, whether you have been with us five days or fifty years.
Where we work
Three plants, three states.
- Ermak Foundry & MachiningChaska, MNermak.com
- Patriot Foundry & CastingsFranklin, NHpatriotfoundry.com
- Southern Aluminum Foundry & MachineClinton, SCsouthernaluminumfoundry.com
The work
Roles we hire for.
Foundry operators
Melting and pouring, molding, core making, shakeout and finishing. We cross-train every position.
Machinists
CNC turning and milling on the castings we pour.
Melt and metallurgy
Running the melt deck and solving metallurgical problems at the source.
Engineering and quality
New parts, tooling, process improvement and root-cause problem solving.
Maintenance
Keeping molding lines, furnaces and machine tools running.
Office and leadership
Sales, customer service, scheduling and supervision across the network.