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Harrison Steel Castings Company in Attica, Indiana is seeking a Heat Treat Furnace Operator for its finishing operations. You will operate a forklift and overhead hoist to load and unload large steel castings into furnaces and monitor heat treatments ranging up to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit.
Responsibilities include safely loading/unloading castings, quenching into a water tank, recording heat treatment activities on a computer, and assisting with routine furnace maintenance.
Harrison Steel has openings on 2nd shift in its finishing operations for a Heat Treat Furnace Operator. Using large furnaces to heat up steel castings to between 600-1800 degrees Fahrenheit allows us to achieve the correct properties our customers require. This position operates a fork truck and overhead hoist to load and unload large steel castings into our furnaces. Normal duties involve:
The employee regularly work near moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. Also exposure to outdoor weather conditions, non-weather related extreme cold, water and humidity, and the risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places. The usual noise level is very loud. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Harrison Steel is a family owned company that engineers and manufactures castings of 350 to 12,500 pounds, net casting weight, for businesses in industries such as agriculture, mining, and oil and gas. The benefits of working at Harrison Steel include 401k and profit sharing, full health, vision and dental plans available, vacation, career opportunities to move into other departments and supervisory roles, and the WeCare Clinic, available to employees and family members for a variety of medical visits with no out-of-pocket costs. HS is located in Attica, Indiana, where it was founded in 1906 by J.W. Harrison, as the National Car Coupler Company. Attica is a rural city surrounded by traditional Midwest farmland that about 3,200 residents call home. The foundry is a 40-minute drive from Lafayette, Indiana or Danville, Illinois, and 1.5 hours from Indianapolis.