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Alcast Company
Heat Treat Operator - 1st and 2nd Shift
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
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What they do
A Heat Treating Technician operates machinery used to make metal and plastic parts for products and appliances. Uses furnaces and chemical treatments to shape parts according to exact measurements.
$43,532 / year median in Illinois
-3% projected decline
Job Description
1st shift
- Mon•Fri 7am•5pm 2nd shift Mon•Fri 5p-5a Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects.
- Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.
- Adjust controls to maintain temperatures and heating times, using thermal instruments and charts, dials and gauges of furnaces, and color of stock in furnaces to make setting determinations.
- Determine flame temperatures, current frequencies, heating cycles, and induction heating coils needed, based on degree of hardness required and properties of stock to be treated.
- Load parts into containers and place containers on conveyors to be inserted into furnaces, or insert parts into furnaces.
- Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
- Manual Dexterity
- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Near Vision
- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Problem Sensitivity
- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
Pay:
$18.00- $21.