3rd Shift Heat Treat Operator

ITW Automotive; Gallatin (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Illinois Tool Works Inc. is seeking an entry- to mid-level Heat Treat Operator to tend furnaces and ensure product specifications on a production line. You will work in hot environments and must maintain accurate process records.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma, forklift experience, basic computer skills, and strong attention to detail. The role requires teamwork and the ability to work overtime as needed, with strict adherence to safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in industrial settings preferred.
• Ability to work in hot environments and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Operate and tend to heat treat furnace machines per production needs.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization; perform 5S duties.
• Operate overhead crane and assist maintenance when needed.
• Record process data and ensure compliance with specs.
• Follow safety policies and TS16949 requirements.

Skills

Forklift operation

Basic computer knowledge

Ability to work in hot environments

Organizational skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Teamwork / independent work

Ability to read and comprehend simple,

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Job Summary

Tends to multiple heat treat furnace machines on the front and/or lower end, to harden the manufactured product to specifications on production basis by performing the following duties. Ability to work in extreme heat while ensuring quality.

Job Description

Tends to multiple heat treat furnace machines on the front and/or lower end, to harden the manufactured product to specifications on production basis by performing the following duties. Ability to work in extreme heat while ensuring quality.

Company Overview

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a global Fortune 200 diversified manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking, and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries. ITW, with approximately 14.1 billion dollars in global revenues, operates 7 major segments with businesses in 57 countries that employ approximately 45,000 women and men. These talented individuals, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to our global leadership in innovation. We are proud of our broad portfolio of more than 16,000 active patents.

The ITW StampTech Fastener TM Division serves the major OEMs and Tier suppliers in the North American automotive market. The division supplies stamped metal fasteners and engineered fastener assemblies that leverage our deep-draw stamping technologies. The annual revenue for the division is approximately $160M. Locations include Gallatin, TN, Lexington, KY & Naugatuck, CT. The Division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, StampTech Fasteners TM enhances our customers’ competitive advantage by maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in North America, exchanging product, process, and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide and continually improving processes, material, and designs to ensure every product provides value and meets customer expectations.

Primary Key Responsibilities

• Ability to run both sides of Heat Treat
• Maneuver barrels with metal product manually or using barrel dollies and barrel dumpers. Secures barrels and loads automatic feeding device.
• Weighing totes and creating and scanning labels.
• Keep barrels and totes free of parts, foreign material and oil
• Starts machine, engages feed and keeps probes clean to maintain an even consistent product load on furnace hearth tray and observes operation.
• Maintain machine controls and guides to consistently adjust machine to remain in compliance with product specifications.
• Obtains samples and completes testing, such as hardness, soap concentration (upper), light oil concentration and titration (lower), as specified.
• Operates overhead crane
• Perform or assist in the Salt reclaim process.
• Daily 5S duties and LPA completion.
• Adjusts flow of chemicals to machine reservoir and turns valve to start flow of soaps, phosphate coating, and light oil.
• Maintains process documentation consistently and accurately.
• Replace or repair worn machine accessories such as tightening bolts, swapping motors, changing steam coils as well as assisting maintenance when needed.
• Knowledge of chemical inventory.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and organized work environment at all times.
• Performance to comply with all company Procedures, Policies, Work Instructions, knowledge of internal and external requirements as well as TS16949 requirements.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 year preferred of industrial experience
• Experience with operating a forklift
• Basic computer knowledge
• Ability to work in hot environments for long periods of time
• Great organizational and time management abilities.
• Attention to detail.
• Effectively communicate in a professional demeanor when dealing with the public or any level of employees.
• Ability to safely work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to work in a team environment or independently
• Ability to work overtime

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel, talk or hear; and smell. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee could be exposed to extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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