Heat Treat Operator: Hands-On Training & Career Growth

Ati-7537f2b7; Cudahy (WI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

ATI in Cudahy, WI is seeking a Heat Treat Operator to set up, operate, and tend heat equipment, including heat-treat furnaces, to temper, harden, anneal, and heat treat metal. You will handle heating and cooling to meet customer specifications and join a team responsible for forging and process parameter documentation.

Training will occur on 1st or 2nd shift with permanent placement after training milestones.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in a transferrable industry with transferrable skills.
• Basic reading, math, and measurement comprehension. The ability to read instructions and perform simple measurements is critical.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent, Vo-Tech Certificate or associate degree in electrical, mechanical or another related curriculum.
• Experience with AMS 2750 pyrometry standard is preferred.
• Experience with hardness testing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare furnace loads in accordance with detailed furnace load map.
• Prepare and assemble load thermocouple.
• Load forgings into heat treat furnace and remove from furnace after required heating using manipulators and forklifts.
• Move completed furnace load to appropriate cooling station.
• Set furnace temperature controls to suit type of material and process.
• Monitor furnace operation and performance as required.
• Process forgings through quench and cool operations.
• Work from specifications, chart, detailed work instructions, etc.
• Generate and update required reports to document process parameters.
• Operate Brinell/Rockwell hardness testing equipment determining the hardness of forgings after heat treatment.
• Create move tickets after heat treatment processing is complete.

Skills

Heat-treating practices

Industrial heavy equipment

Furnaces and components

Oral and written communication

Analytical skills

Detail-oriented

Ability to follow instructions

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Vo-Tech Certificate or associate degree in electrical/mechanical or related curriculum

Job description

ATI in Cudahy, WI is seeking a Heat Treat Operator to set up, operate, and tend heat equipment, including heat-treat furnaces, to temper, harden, anneal, and heat treat metal. You will handle heating and cooling to meet customer specifications and join a team responsible for forging and process parameter documentation.

Training will occur on 1st or 2nd shift with permanent placement after training milestones.