Ingots fresh off the casting line trigger the work — at a steel mill, aluminum plant, or non-ferrous metals producer, you weigh ingots to capture the production tonnage that feeds inventory, billing, and downstream rolling operations.
The ingot scale at the casting end is the working environment — hot ingots arriving on the line, weights captured for each, identification applied for downstream traceability, totals reported through the shift. You're often on a mill floor with heat, noise, and overhead crane traffic nearby. Ingot weights captured accurately and identification traceability anchor the visible measures.
Where it gets demanding is the mill-floor environment combined with weighing precision — heat, dust, and operating equipment surround the scale, and the weigher maintains accuracy in those conditions. Variance across employers is real: at major integrated mills ingot weighing runs within structured production tracking; at smaller mills and foundries the role combines weighing with broader floor work.
It fits people who are physically up for mill-floor work and detail-precise about weight readings. The trade-off is shift schedules and the industrial environment typical of ingot production. Industry credentials anchor advancement.
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View all Admin & Office roles →Ingots fresh off the casting line trigger the work — at a steel mill, aluminum plant, or non-ferrous metals producer, you weigh ingots to capture the production tonnage that feeds inventory, billing, and downstream rolling operations.
Median pay for an Ingot Weigher is about $46K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $35K to $60K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Speaking, and Service Orientation.
Most people in this role hold a high school diploma.
Employment in this field is projected to decline about 4.8% through 2034, with roughly 49,720 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Inventory Control Specialist, Senior Inventory Control Specialist, and Inventory Specialist.
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