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Heat Treat Operator
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What they do
A Finisher, Polisher, or Buffer cleans, sands and polishes materials such as wood, stone, plastic, or metal used in manufacturing processes. Performs finishing and polishing done at the final stages of production to prepare goods for consumers.
$43,559 / year median in Michigan
-2% projected decline
Job Description
General areas of work and key responsibilities as listed below. We will provide on-the-job training on all of these topics to ensure you are confident and comfortable performing these duties. Safely operating heat treating furnaces, temper furnaces, and washer, including operation of the charge car Testing parts for hardness using Rockwell hardness tester or portable hardness tester Use of cut-off saw to section parts when required Flame hardening Painting parts with carb stop paint (when requested by customer) Loading and unloading parts to / from customer containers to baskets or racks. Signing off (paper copy and computerized copy) of any work being done. Performing routine cleaning on and around processing equipment as needed or per a prescribed maintenance schedule. Notifying management of any maintenance or quality issues.