Heat Treat Technician: Forgings & Furnaces

Precision Castparts; Paramount (CA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts is seeking an entry‑level Heat Treat Operator to support furnace operations, load/unload baskets, and maintain production logs. The role includes verifying material lot numbers, reading basic prints, and ensuring correct part identification.

Training will cover furnace controls, safety, and data entry into ERP systems. You will work under supervision, handling heat treatment steps, material movement with a forklift, and routine quality checks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred but not required.
• Certificate of completion from a technical school preferred but not required.
• Experience in manufacturing industry is highly preferred but not required.
• 1+ years of related work experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees heat treatment of open and closed die forgings, in house conversions of ingots, billets, and rolled rings, with minimal supervision
• Possesses thorough understanding of controlling and monitoring all heat treat furnaces as well as their limits and capabilities
• Prepares furnace loads, dependent upon material type and quantity allowable in furnace
• Verifies piece count and straightness and flatness of parts before and after material is heat treated
• Performs cold and hot straightening if necessary
• Conducts hardness inspection of material
• Oversees furnace light up and monitoring
• Operate a forklift and safely load and unload materials
• Perform visual inspections for part defects or damage

Skills

Forklift operation

Print reading

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical school certificate

Tools

Heat-treat furnaces

Job description

Precision Castparts is seeking an entry‑level Heat Treat Operator to support furnace operations, load/unload baskets, and maintain production logs. The role includes verifying material lot numbers, reading basic prints, and ensuring correct part identification.

Training will cover furnace controls, safety, and data entry into ERP systems. You will work under supervision, handling heat treatment steps, material movement with a forklift, and routine quality checks.