Atomizing Specialist

AMETEK, Inc.; Eighty Four (PA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. at the Eighty Four Plant seeks an Atomizing Melter to support the Operations department with daily tactical tasks and safe execution of duties aimed at achieving production goals.

You will collaborate with operators, maintenance, and management to identify root causes, maintain quality, train others, and help update standard operating procedures while upholding safety and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; technical training preferred.
• Willingness to work any shift.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties safely following company and site safety rules.
• Charges raw material into furnaces for efficient and continuous melting.
• Maintains required conditions for pouring molten metal into atomizing chamber.
• Pours molten metal into atomizing chamber.
• Evaluates refractory components to prevent failure during melting.
• Tears down and relines refractory components as needed.
• Maintains melting and atomizing records.
• Changes plenums and related assemblies.
• Records pour temperature, atomization pressure and water flow and downtime.
• Performs housekeeping and trains others in safety and productivity.
• Helps create and update SOPs and other paperwork.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety procedures

General problem-solving

Communication skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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As an Atomizing Melter, you will support the Operations department with the daily tactical support of the operations at the Eighty Four Plant. Reporting to the Atomizing Supervisors, you will work on safely performing job duties while striving to hit production goals. You will also have a strong focus on customer satisfaction and quality. The melters will collaborate with other operators, maintenance, and management to determine root causes of problems as well as conduct some basic training of others.
How you will make an impact:

• Performs all duties in a safe manner and follows all Company and Site safety rules.
• Charges the raw material into furnaces in such a manner that efficient and continuous melting occurs.
• Ensures that the prescribed conditions are established (i.e., metal temperatures, deoxidation conditions, de-slag conditions) for pouring molten metal into atomizing chamber.
• Pours molten metal into atomizing chamber.
• Exercises judgement on condition of various refractory components to ensure against failure during melting and to maintain good conditions for atomizing.
• Tears down and relines refractory components in furnace and tundish assemblies as necessary.
• Maintains atomizing and melting records.
• Changes plenums, top hat assemblies, nozzles, and switch pumps.
• Records pour temperature, atomization pressure and water flow during each heat and records any applicable down time.
• Completes housekeeping duties in assigned area and other areas as requested.
• Trains others in a safe and productive manner.
• Assists with the creation and updating of Standard Operating Procedures, Task Element Sheets, and other paperwork related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required. Technical training is preferred.
• 18 years of age or older.
• Must be willing to work any shift.
• General problem-solving skills.
• Strong and effective communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on individual assigned projects and collectively as a supportive team member is required.

Compensation

Employee Type: Hourly

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 40,000

Salary Maximum: 50,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer:Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

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AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK isacomponent of the S&P 500. Visithttps://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

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