Heat Treat Operator

Job Summary

Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects.

Job Duties

· Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.

· Adjust controls to maintain temperatures and heating times, using thermal instruments and charts, dials and gauges of furnaces, and color of stock in furnaces to make setting determinations.

· Determine flame temperatures, current frequencies, heating cycles, and induction heating coils needed, based on degree of hardness required and properties of stock to be treated.

· Load parts into containers and place containers on conveyors to be inserted into furnaces, or insert parts into furnaces.

· Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times.

· Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

· Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

· Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Abilities

· Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

· Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

· Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

· Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Experience And Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate

Experience in heat treat department or similar manufacturing background

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 50 per week

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Health insurance

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Vision insurance

Work Location: In person