HEAT TREAT OPERATOR (10279)

ROLE SUMMARY:

This role is responsible for setting up, operating, or tending heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, to temper, harden, or heat-treat metal objects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.
• Record times in production logs and production system documenting the times parts start and are removed from furnaces to register that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times.
• Adjust controls at the start, and as needed to maintain temperatures and heating times using thermal instruments and charts, dials, and gauges of furnaces.
• Start conveyors and furnace loading docks to load materials into the belt furnaces.
• Set up and operate or tend machines, such as furnaces that harden and heat-treat metal.
• Remove parts from furnaces after specified times, inspect the product, and support providing reports and samples of processed material.
• Move completed material to the next area where material will be processed or delivered.
• Maintain the organization and required 5S and Preventive Maintenance tasks, following the company’s programs and requirements.
• Support the training for new heat treat operators following the company quality and training standards.

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Good verbal and written communication skills. Speak, read, and write English preferred
• Organized with great attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and work on a computer
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to create and maintain cooperative, team building relationships.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Actively listen to instructions, understand them, and ask questions
• Monitors operations to ensure processing is working properly. 
• Use of logic and reasoning to identify improvement opportunities and alternative
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide to calculate correct weight for each load.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience using computers and production systems.
• Experience working in a manufacturing company is preferred
• Forklift license preferred

For more detailed information about our pay, benefits, and career opportunities for this role, please visit jmplating.com/benefitscareer.

Salary : $18 - $18