Job Description

Description

Perform duties required to operate, monitor, load and unload heat treating furnaces, tempering equipment, and cleaning equipment according to specifications, quality requirements, and production schedules; and perform duties required to inspect items processed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Read production log and notes from previous shift to determine setup or changeover requirements.
• Start up, regulate and shut down equipment in such a way as to avoid damage in excess of normal wear and tear.
• Set, monitor, and regulate equipment following production schedules, shop orders, or other instructions; adjust as necessary to maximize equipment performance, documenting adjustments accurately.
• Integrate department work with other departments to cause minimum disruption and to reduce processing time.
• Load parts, or direct loading of parts by other workers, checking loads to ensure parts are racked properly prior to loading into equipment.
• Monitor and document settings on shop orders; record required entries including processing changes on the shop orders; store paperwork adequately; and initial and date all entries.
• Add soap and soluble oil to respective tanks as necessary; check wash tanks for proper skimmer operation.
• Inspect in-process work using the proper samples to ensure it meets customer requirements; document inspection results; tag parts as required.
• Recognize parts which are cracked, distorted, or have an unacceptable appearance.
• Repackage parts, or direct unloading and repackaging by other workers.
• Transfer finished work to the appropriate staging or shipping area.
• Straighten furnace baskets.
• Log all activities accurately.
• Perform minor repairs and adjustments to equipment as required.
• Assist Supervisor in training with new employees.
• Basic equipment troubleshooting.
• May be called upon to participate in special activities such as Chemical Inventories, Fire Extinguisher Inspections, Dew Point checks, LPA auditing, Safety/Environmental Committee, or special team projects.

Qualifications

Knowledge:

• Practical heat treating knowledge required.  Read and understand blueprints.
• High school diploma or GED required.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen, this includes THC.

Experience:

• On-the-job training is required for this position.

License(s)/Certification(s) Required: 

• Must be able to obtain a forklift certification.

Competitive Benefits Package:

• Medical benefits (including RelyMD Telehealth Visits)
• Dental benefits
• Group Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Holiday Pay
• Sickness & Accident pay
• 401k with employer match and employer contribution up to 5.5%
• Employee Assistance Program
• Shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts