Heat Treat Technician - Entry Level - 2nd and 3rd Shift

Century, LLC; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Job summary

Century Sun Metal Treating is seeking a Heat Treat Technician for 2nd and 3rd shifts in Michigan. The role offers an hourly wage from $19.80 to $22, plus profit sharing in the first year and full-time hours on-site. You will operate heat treat furnaces, inspect hardness, and help maintain equipment to meet customer specs.

No prior experience is required as in-house training is provided; opportunity to cross-train and grow within the plant. Excellent safety practices and teamwork are emphasized.

Qualifications

• No previous experience required; in-house training provided.
• Able to multitask and monitor multiple furnaces.
• General ability to operate a computer.
• Ability to add and subtract time for process start/end.
• Capable of solving practical problems and following written and spoken instructions.
• Able to communicate with internal and external customers one-on-one or in small groups.
• Overtime may be required based on workload.

Responsibilities

• Operate heat treat furnaces and equipment to meet product specs.
• Build furnace loads for heat treat operations.
• Operate gas/electric/salt furnaces to meet requirements.
• Perform hardness inspections on customer parts.
• Maintain equipment per preventative maintenance schedule.
• Keep facility clean and organized.
• Operate forklift to move loads.
• Cross-train in other departments.
• Attend onsite education on heat treating and metallurgy.

Skills

Multitask

Computer literacy

Time management

Problem solving

Communication

Overtime willingness

Tools

Forklift

Job description

ELIGIBLE FOR PROFIT SHARING IN FIRST YEAR (PRORATED BASED ON HIRE DATE)

Job Title: Heat Treat Technician 2nd and 3rd Shift

Hourly or salary: Hourly

Position type / expected hours: Full-time

Starting Wage: $19.80 to $22 (depending on department)

CENTURY SUN For over 40 years, Century Sun Metal Treating has been servicing the metal working industry with high quality heat treating services. Producing the optimum metallurgical properties including excellent distortion control and uniformity of hardness have been our goal. Century Sun offers a wide range of thermal processes to assist customers throughout the world. Many OEMs and steel suppliers to the industry now specify Century Sun Metal Treating as the vendor of choice.

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE

Operate heat treat furnaces and equipment to produce a properly heat-treated product to meet customer requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Operate and work in safe manner and follow all safety regulations.
• 2. Build furnace loads for heat treat operation.
• 3. Operate gas/electric/salt furnaces to meet customer requirements.
• 4. Perform hardness inspection on customer parts.
• 5. Maintain equipment according to preventative maintenance schedule.
• 6. Perform general cleaning tasks to help maintain a clean and organized facility
• 7. Operate fork truck
• 8. Cross train in other departments.
• 9. Attend / complete onsite education regarding heat treating and metallurgy.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• 1. No previous experience required. Additional training will be provided in-house through multiple methods.
• 2. Must be able to multitask and maintain awareness and status of multiple furnaces.
• 3. General ability to operate a computer.
• 4. Ability to add and subtract time to determine proper beginning or ending of process.
• 5. Ability to solve practical problems and interpret instructions in oral and written formats.
• 6. Ability to communicate information to internal and external customers in one-on-one or small group setting.
• 7. Work overtime as required based on work volume in facility.

*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

*The physical demands 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 essential functions.

*It is the Century’s policy that all employment related decisions are based solely on individual merit without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, height, weight, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other factor protected under applicable federal, state or local law.