Melt Operator (EB) - 1st Shift - (8AM-4PM) - Morgantown PA

Precision Castparts Corp.; Morgantown (PA); Sur place; USD 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Precision Castparts Corp. is seeking a skilled Furnace Technician to operate and maintain hot vacuum furnaces and related equipment. You will perform setup, melting tasks, sampling, and quality checks while ensuring safety and documentation requirements are met.

The role requires mechanical aptitude, basic math, and the ability to work varied shifts and wear protective respirators as needed. Responsibilities include routine maintenance, tooling use, and coordination with other departments to

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent is required
• Trade school or additional training preferred
• 3 years working experience in a relevant environment preferred
• Must be mechanically inclined and possess basic math skills
• Must be able to work any schedule, holidays and weekends
• Forklift, crane-operating experience highly preferred
• Must be able to wear a respirator
• Ability to work in confined spaces

Responsabilités

• Operate and maintain furnaces
• Interpret and respond to equipment needs
• Set up and operate furnaces for melting
• Load/unload particulate material and electrodes
• Cool, unload, identify and weigh ingots
• Take samples
• Maintain operating records and logs
• Interpret video monitors, gauges, meters
• Clean furnaces and crucibles; replace damaged components
• Operate leak detectors and verify vacuum integrity
• Perform preventative maintenance (filters, parts, oil, fluids)
• Use tools including wrenches, drills, grinders, saws
• Support other departments per production needs
• Wear a respirator when required

Connaissances

Furnace operation

Maintenance & repair

Troubleshooting

Equipment interpretation

Hand & power tools

Forklift operation

Crane operation

Respirator use

Safety compliance

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Trade training preferred

Outils

Forklift

Crane

Arc welding

Description du poste

Operate and maintain furnaces. Interpret and respond to the needs of the equipment. Perform skilled maintenance, set-up and troubleshooting functions as required.

Essential Functions

• Understand the basic “high vacuum” and furnace technologies
• Perform pre-operative checks prior to and during pump down cycle. Use pre-pump and startup checklist
• Set up and operate the furnace as directed for melting to include (where applicable to specific furnace):
• Loading and unloading particulate material and/or electrodes
• Cooling, unloading, identifying and weighing ingots
• Take samples
• Operate furnace / Melt Chair
• Understand basic chemistry specifications and interpret furnace-casting conditions
• Maintain operating records and logs
• Interpret video monitors, gauges, meters, etc. while operating the furnace
• Clean out furnaces and crucibles during maintenance cycles and replace damaged components. Change molds, hearths, shields, and feed devices
• Operate leak detectors and determine vacuum integrity.
• Maintain the furnace - perform preventative maintenance such as change filters, replace or change parts, change oil, check fluids.
• Perform mechanical skill functions such as flame cut, arc weld, silver solder, and soft solder
• Correctly uses material handling equipment such as forklifts and cranes
• Use various hand and power tools as directed including but not limited to: wrench, drills, grinders, saws
• Support other departments as needed per production demands.
• Must be able to wear a respirator.

Education And Experience

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent is required; Trade school or additional training preferred
• 3 years working experience in a relevant environment preferred
• Must be mechanically inclined and possess basic math skills
• Must be able to work any schedule, holidays and weekends
• Forklift, crane-operating experience highly preferred
• Must be able to wear a respirator
• Ability to work in confined spaces