3rd Shift Heat Treat Maintenance
About The Position
This dual-role position supports one or more heat treat furnace machines and performs general maintenance to harden manufactured products to specifications in a production environment. The role requires working in extreme heat while maintaining product quality. It includes operating and monitoring heat treat equipment, completing process tests and documentation, making repairs, and keeping the work and maintenance areas clean, safe, and organized. The position supports the StampTech Fasteners Division of Illinois Tool Works, which supplies stamped metal fasteners and engineered fastener assemblies to major OEMs and Tier suppliers in the North American automotive market.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Two to three years of industrial experience.
- Experience operating a forklift.
- Basic computer knowledge.
- Ability to work in hot environments for long periods.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Professional communication skills when dealing with the public or employees at any level.
- Ability to work safely in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence and effectively present information in one-on-one and small-group situations.
- Ability to work in a team environment or independently.
- Ability to work overtime.
Responsibilities
- Cover both sides of Heat Treat as needed for breaks and lunches.
- Move barrels containing metal product manually or with barrel dollies and barrel dumpsters; secure barrels and load the automatic feeding device.
- Weigh totes and create and scan labels.
- Keep barrels and totes free of parts, foreign material, and oil.
- Start the machine, engage feed, keep probes clean to maintain an even product load on the furnace belt, and observe operation.
- Maintain machine controls and guides, making adjustments to keep the process in compliance.
- Obtain samples and complete specified testing, including hardness, soap concentration (upper), and light oil and titration (lower).
- Replace or repair worn machine accessories, including tightening bolts, replacing phos straps, swapping motors, and changing steam coils; assist Heat Treat Maintenance when needed.
- Maintain process documentation.
- Operate an overhead crane.
- Perform or assist with the salt reclaim process.
- Complete daily 5S duties and LPA activities.
- Adjust chemical flow to the machine reservoir and operate valves to start soap, phos, and light oil flow.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
- Comply with company procedures, policies, work instructions, internal and external requirements, and TS16949 requirements.
- Study blueprints, sketches, machine parts, or specifications to determine the type and dimensions of metal stock required.
- Measure, mark, and scribe dimensions and reference points on metal stock surfaces.
- Replace defective parts, repair them, or reproduce parts from metal stock.
- Assemble and test-operate heat treat lines to verify corrections or identify malfunctions.
- Maintain inventory of heat treat maintenance repair parts.
- Maintain the heat treat maintenance storage area.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
