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About Kennametal
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Job Title: Chemical Process Operator III - Entry
Location: Orwell, OH
Shift: 12hr 1st Shift Rotating Schedule 2-2-3-2 6:40 am - 6:40 pm
Job Summary
Load and Unload furnaces and ensure proper operation.
Key Job Responsibilities
Load and unload the furnaces. Monitor computerized controls involving temperatures, pressures, chemical flow rates, and gas flow rates to critical process parameters. Perform and document the operation of the furnaces. Ensure the integrity of the vacuum systems by conducting vacuum leak checks and performing periodic preventative maintenance. Troubleshoot furnace problems, rebuild or replace furnace components as needed. Ensure adequate gas and chemical levels, according to procedures, for correct operations. Replace tanks as needed. Will be responsible for setting up and separating product. Enter quality data by furnace and heat results and monitor graph results. Act as Emergency Responder within the Coating Department.
Key Job Accountabilities
Commitment to working safely and understand all safety procedures. Deviations in routine are handled according to operating procedures and/or work instructions. Operator responsible for following inspection control plan, assuring product is processed according to proper routings, specifications and the quantity and style are correct. Work to meet daily departmental production goals. Must be reliable and dependable. Communicate safety, quality and product issues with supervisor, team members and across shifts.
Education And Experience
Potentially dangerous environment involving combustible chemicals and high temperature furnaces. Employees are required to become Hazmat trained. Room is temperature and humidity controlled. Dust collection and system in place. Safety glasses with side shields and Safety Shoes required. Self-contained breathing apparatus available in case of furnace malfunction. Environment monitored for hazardous gases. Noise levels not over eighty-five db for more than eight hours on a time weighted average. Hearing protection recommended and incumbent placed in a hearing preservation program.
Physical Demands
Approximately eight hours standing with two break opportunities per eight hour work period. Intermittent walking, reaching, sitting and bending. Lifting insert trays weighing no more than thirty-three (33) pounds.
Problem Solving
Run orders according to the order selection procedure. Assignments and instructions communicated orally and carried out by standing guidelines. Routine problems solved by operator using learned knowledge of insert styles and production processes. Recurring problems and major decisions receive supervisor attention
Equal Opportunity Employer
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Job Title: Chemical Process Operator III - Entry
Location: Orwell, OH
Shift: 12hr 1st Shift Rotating Schedule 2-2-3-2 6:40 am - 6:40 pm
Job Summary
Load and Unload furnaces and ensure proper operation.
Key Job Responsibilities
Load and unload the furnaces. Monitor computerized controls involving temperatures, pressures, chemical flow rates, and gas flow rates to critical process parameters. Perform and document the operation of the furnaces. Ensure the integrity of the vacuum systems by conducting vacuum leak checks and performing periodic preventative maintenance. Troubleshoot furnace problems, rebuild or replace furnace components as needed. Ensure adequate gas and chemical levels, according to procedures, for correct operations. Replace tanks as needed. Will be responsible for setting up and separating product. Enter quality data by furnace and heat results and monitor graph results. Act as Emergency Responder within the Coating Department.
Key Job Accountabilities
Commitment to working safely and understand all safety procedures. Deviations in routine are handled according to operating procedures and/or work instructions. Operator responsible for following inspection control plan, assuring product is processed according to proper routings, specifications and the quantity and style are correct. Work to meet daily departmental production goals. Must be reliable and dependable. Communicate safety, quality and product issues with supervisor, team members and across shifts.
Education And Experience
- Must have High School diploma or GED
- 2 year technical degree preferred
Potentially dangerous environment involving combustible chemicals and high temperature furnaces. Employees are required to become Hazmat trained. Room is temperature and humidity controlled. Dust collection and system in place. Safety glasses with side shields and Safety Shoes required. Self-contained breathing apparatus available in case of furnace malfunction. Environment monitored for hazardous gases. Noise levels not over eighty-five db for more than eight hours on a time weighted average. Hearing protection recommended and incumbent placed in a hearing preservation program.
Physical Demands
Approximately eight hours standing with two break opportunities per eight hour work period. Intermittent walking, reaching, sitting and bending. Lifting insert trays weighing no more than thirty-three (33) pounds.
Problem Solving
Run orders according to the order selection procedure. Assignments and instructions communicated orally and carried out by standing guidelines. Routine problems solved by operator using learned knowledge of insert styles and production processes. Recurring problems and major decisions receive supervisor attention
Equal Opportunity Employer