What are the responsibilities and job description for the Furnace Operator position at gpac?
Perform duties required to operate, monitor, load and unload heat treating furnaces, tempering equipment, and cleaning equipment according to specifications, quality requirements, and production schedules; and perform duties required to inspect items processed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Read production log and notes from previous shift to determine setup or changeover requirements.
- Start up, regulate and shut down equipment in such a way as to avoid damage in excess of normal wear and tear.
- Set, monitor, and regulate equipment following production schedules, shop orders, or other instructions; adjust as necessary to maximize equipment performance, documenting adjustments accurately.
- Integrate department work with other departments to cause minimum disruption and to reduce processing time.
- Load parts, or direct loading of parts by other workers, checking loads to ensure parts are racked properly prior to loading into equipment.
- Monitor and document settings on shop orders; record required entries including processing changes on the shop orders; store paperwork adequately; and initial and date all entries.
- Add soap and soluble oil to respective tanks as necessary; check wash tanks for proper skimmer operation.
- Inspect in-process work using the proper samples to ensure it meets customer requirements; document inspection results; tag parts as required.
- Recognize parts which are cracked, distorted, or have an unacceptable appearance.
- Repackage parts, or direct unloading and repackaging by other workers.
- Transfer finished work to the appropriate staging or shipping area.
- Straighten furnace baskets.
- Log all activities accurately.
- Perform minor repairs and adjustments to equipment as required.
- Assist Supervisor in training with new employees.
- Basic equipment troubleshooting.
- May be called upon to participate in special activities such as Chemical Inventories, Fire Extinguisher Inspections, Dew Point checks, LPA auditing, Safety/Environmental Committee, or special team projects.
Knowledge:
- Practical heat treating knowledge required.
- Read and understand blueprints.
Education:
- High school diploma or GED required.
Experience:
- On-the-job training is required for this position.
License(s)/Certification(s) Required:
- Must be able to obtain a forklift certification.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
