What are the responsibilities and job description for the Soundness Technician - 2nd and 3rd Shift position at Harrison Steel Castings Co.?
Do you have a mechanical aptitude and a quality background? Harrison Steel has an opening on second shift in its quality department for a soundness technician. This position is responsible for nondestructively inspecting the internal parts of steel castings to ensure they will hold up to the hundreds of tons of weight their vehicles are designed to move. This position uses both gamma ray and ultrasonic testing methods to check the internal soundness of a casting. Essential duties of a soundness technician include:
- Gamma Rays castings in priority order
- Logs daily utilization of equipment and daily utilization of radiation source
- Ultrasonically tests castings when required per specification
- Starts up, operates, shuts down, cleans, maintains and replenishes chemicals for all equipment used for RT and UT
Qualifications and Skills
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Good problem solving skills and knowledge of safety practices
- High level of personal accountability
- Previous quality experience is perferred
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to pass a Nuclear Regulatory Commission background check
Work Environment:
The employee is regularly exposed to the risk of radiation. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts, extreme heat and fumes or airborne particles, and is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. Also exposure to outdoor weather conditions, non-weather related extreme cold, water and humidity, and the risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places. The usual noise level is very loud. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
About Harrison Steel:
Harrison Steel is a family owned company that engineers and manufactures castings of 350 to 12,500 pounds, net casting weight, for businesses in industries such as agriculture, mining, and oil and gas. The benefits of working at Harrison Steel include 401k and profit sharing, full health, vision and dental plans available, vacation, career opportunities to move into other departments and supervisory roles, and the WeCare Clinic, available to employees and family members for a variety of medical visits with no out-of-pocket costs. HS is located in Attica, Indiana, where it was founded in 1906 by J.W. Harrison, as the National Car Coupler Company. Attica is a rural city surrounded by traditional Midwest farmland that about 3,200 residents call home. The foundry is a 40-minute drive from Lafayette, Indiana or Danville, Illinois, and 1.5 hours from Indianapolis.
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