Job Description

Furnace Operator

Cincinnati, OH

Weekends: 3-12 hour shifts Friday, Saturday & Sunday with possible overtime.

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

Build your career with integrity by working at a company that doesn’t just treat you like a number. You’ll get the tools to do things right in a clean and safe work environment and the trust to fix any issue that comes your way. Our on-the-job training and team of experts mean you’ll be set up for success.

Take charge of our day-to-day operations, so we remain the trusted source for aviation repair and maintenance. Work with your team to implement the right processes and practices across our organization to help ensure flight and product efficiency.

As a Furnace Operator, you’ll recognize and understand flight/product safety critical parts and processes. Be responsible for immediately reporting flight/product safety concerns and participates in proactive risk analysis of flight/product safety critical parts and processes.

Recognizes and understands the Just Culture policy.

What you’ll do:

• Inspects incoming parts and reviews process instructions.
• Performs mechanical cleaning of parts such as stainless steel grit blasting and glass beading.
• Prepares and mixes brazing filler metal mixtures according to specifications.
• Applies braze filler metals to parts.
• Operates, programs and controls furnaces (vacuum, atmosphere) for heat treating and brazing of parts.  Utilizes thermocouples and dew point meters to aid in temperature and gas quality measurements.
• Inspects parts after unloading the furnace and ensures appropriate documentation is kept.
• Checks and inspects furnace equipment and working area.
• Participates in continuous improvement of cell operations.
• Cross trains in other complementary skills and seeks endorsements for those skills as needed to support production requirements.
• Moves between production assignments that utilize multiple skills endorsements as needed to support production requirements.
• Participates in the cross training of other technicians as needed to support production requirements.
• Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
• Carries out other duties as assigned.

The skills you will use:

• Ability to read, understand and interpret blueprints.
• Knowledgeable and proficiency in the use of precision measuring equipment.
• Basic understanding of the mechanical/electrical operating system of a furnace.
• Thorough knowledge of ferrous and non-ferrous materials. 
• Working knowledge of material safety data sheets and the handling of hazardous materials/chemicals.
• Thorough knowledge of related company instructions, company processes, temporary overhaul data revisions, reworks process instructions and original equipment manufacturer manuals.
• Attainment of applicable process stamp(s).

Benefits that make life better:

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Learning & Training opportunities