Furnace Operator (2nd Shift)

RBC Bearings Incorporated; Hartsville, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC Bearings Incorporated in Hartsville, SC seeks a heat treating technician to set up, operate, and tend heat treating, testing, and finishing equipment. The role covers furnaces, quench tanks, and black oxide processes, with strict adherence to process specs and safety rules.

You will monitor furnace controls, perform hardness tests, and document production data, ensuring quality and efficiency across shifts. Familiarity with reading heat treat prints is required.

Qualifications

• Experience with heat treating equipment and related processes.
• Ability to read heat treat prints and work instructions.
• Ability to document production, quality, and time records.
• Adhere to safety policies and maintain a clean work environment.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, or tend heat treating, testing, and finishing equipment.
• Operate and maintain furnaces, tempering equipment, and quench tanks to perform hardening and black oxide processes.
• Monitor furnace controls, flow rates, and temperatures per procedures and part specs.
• Perform calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting on gas generators and the ESA system.
• Load and unload parts by hand or with a charge car and move materials between stations.
• Perform hardness testing (quench, Rockwell) and size/out-of-roundness checks.
• Document production, quality, and time records; maintain instrument charts.
• Identify and report unusual conditions, defective materials, or faulty equipment.
• Maintain safe, clean work environment by following all safety policies.

Skills

Heat treat equipment

Rockwell hardness testing

Read heat treat prints

Safety procedures

Tools

Furnaces (Lindberg/All-Case)

Gas generator

ESA operating system

Job description

Set up, operate, or tend heat treating, testing, and finishing equipment, including furnaces, temper ovens, washers, hardness testing, various gauges, black oxide, vibratory tumbler, belt sanders, straightening clamps, gas generator, and other miscellaneous type tooling-measuring devices.

• Operate and maintain a variety of heat treat equipment, including Lindberg and All-Case furnaces, tempering equipment, and quench tanks to perform straight hardening, case hardening, and black oxide processes.
• Monitor and adjust furnace controls, flow rates (e.g., Endothermic Atmosphere, Enriching Gas), and temperatures according to established procedures and part specifications.
• Operate and maintain gas generators and an ESA operating system, including performing periodic maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting.
• Load and unload parts by hand or with a charge car and operate a hand truck to move materials to different stations.
• Perform quality checks on parts, including quench hardness tests, Rockwell hardness testing, and measuring for size and out-of-roundness to ensure quality standards are met.
• Perform routine equipment maintenance, including cleaning furnaces and tanks, and conduct daily equipment inspections.
• Execute proper startup and shutdown procedures for all heat treat equipment, generators, and washers, including emergency and weekend shutdowns.
• Read and interpret heat treat prints and work instructions to determine the correct process for each part.
• Document production, quality, and time records, and maintain accurate instrument charts.
• Identify and report unusual conditions, defective materials, or faulty equipment operation to a supervisor or team leader.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by following all safety and housekeeping policies and procedures.

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