Furnace Instruments Engineer

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturer of forged components is seeking an experienced Instruments Engineer to assist in maintaining and optimizing their furnaces. The role involves conducting fault finding, mechanical maintenance, and instrumentation calibration. Candidates should have relevant experience and training, including knowledge of NADCAP specifications. This position offers a permanent role, competitive salary, and additional benefits such as training, pension scheme, and 33 days of holiday.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Pension scheme – 5% contribution

Bonus scheme

Free on-site parking

Training and Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with NADCAP and RPS953 specifications.
• Ability to fault find with/without electrical drawings.
• Knowledge in performing furnace instrumentation calibration.

Responsibilities

• Conduct electrical fault finding and wiring for furnaces.
• Perform mechanical maintenance on furnace systems.
• Carry out daily inspections on furnace refractories.

Skills

Fault finding to component level

Working knowledge of gas fired furnaces

Maintenance of furnaces

IT skills (Excel, Word, CAD)

Education

Completed Fuel & Combustion Equipment external training course

Pyrometry Training Program (PRI)

Job description

Independent Forgings and Alloys Ltd (IFA)

IFA are continuing to invest and grow, and we are looking to add an experienced Instruments Engineer. Over the last few years, we have invested in the business and have successfully doubled our turnover. We are looking to continue this growth and are looking for the right people to help us join our team.

Responsibilities

• Furnace Fires electrical fault finding/wiring.
• Furnace Fires mechanical maintenance – be able to fault find with/without mechanical drawings and carry out necessary repairs to enable production to continue.
• Furnace instrumentation calibration – be able to carry out furnace instrumentation calibration in line with the requirements and be able to access, edit and save PID control of all types of controller.
• Daily furnace inspection – to identify potential issues with furnace refractories damage to door jambs, lintels and modules.
• Identify refractory materials used within all furnaces.
• Hearth/Volume surveys – be able to set up a volume survey as detailed in the drawings for each furnace, make the correct selection of thermocouple, set up the survey and log thermocouple ID tags.
• Use the Areodaq 6180A TUS recorder to carry out a survey across all temperature ranges as detailed by the furnace class and survey schedule. Produce a detailed TUS report including all relevant data and drawings, submitting this to the quality department for approval. Upon approval alter the TUS calendar to schedule the next survey.
• IT skills – be able to produce working documents to a standard that will pass internal and external audits (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Eurotherm, TUS surveys, CAD or other drawing package, furnace fault logbook).

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of gas fired furnaces.
• Skilled in fault finding to a component level.
• Experienced in the maintenance of furnaces.
• Working knowledge of NADCAP and RPS953 specifications.
• Pyrometry Training Program (PRI).
• Completed Fuel & Combustion Equipment external training course.
• Be able to fault find with/without electrical drawings, carry out necessary repairs to enable production to continue (to 17th Edition IEE wiring regulations).

About IFA

We manufacture high-integrity, open-die and closed-die forged components in nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and carbon alloys for customers and tier-one suppliers within the aerospace, nuclear, power generation, marine as well as oil and gas sector. We are unique due to the combination of open and closed-die forging while also undertaking the whole production process from raw material to the finished product in one location.

Compensation and Benefits

• A permanent role with a local company for a competitive salary.
• Training and Development opportunities.
• 33 days holiday.
• Pension scheme – 5% contribution.
• Bonus scheme.
• Westfield cash plan Level 1.
• Free on-site parking.