Heat Treat Operator - Weekend Nights (Heat Treat Furnace Operator–Manufacturing)

ATI•Cudahy, WI

22h•Onsite

About The Position

ATI is hiring a Heat Treat Operator at its manufacturing facility in Cudahy, Wisconsin. The operator sets up, operates, and tends heat-treating equipment, including furnaces, to temper, harden, anneal, and otherwise heat-treat metal. The role performs heating and cooling operations to change the physical properties of forgings in accordance with customer specifications. Training takes place on first or second shift; the permanent shift is determined after training. The operator works as part of a team producing machined products for military, aerospace, oil and gas, and other applications. The position offers continued learning, career growth, and pay increases upon successful completion of training milestones. Success requires quickly learning ATI, its customers, products, processes, and procedures.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience in a transferrable industry with transferrable skills.
Basic reading, math, and measurement comprehension.
Ability to read instructions and perform simple measurements.
Knowledge of heat-treating practices and procedures.
Knowledge of or experience using industrial heavy equipment.
Familiarity with industrial furnaces and their components.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Strong analytical skills to analyze and resolve difficult problems and implement long-term solutions.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask.
Keen attention to detail.
Ability to follow detailed instructions.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Vo-Tech certificate or associate degree in electrical, mechanical, or another related curriculum.
Experience with the AMS 2750 pyrometry standard.
Experience with hardness testing.

Responsibilities

Prepare furnace loads in accordance with detailed furnace load maps.
Prepare and assemble load thermocouples.
Load forgings into heat-treat furnaces and remove them after the required heating, using manipulators and forklifts.
Move completed furnace loads to the appropriate cooling station.
Set furnace temperature controls according to material and process requirements.
Monitor furnace operation and performance.
Process forgings through quench and cooling operations.
Work from specifications, charts, and detailed work instructions.
Generate and update reports documenting process parameters.
Operate Brinell/Rockwell hardness-testing equipment to determine forging hardness after heat treatment.
Create move tickets after heat-treatment processing is complete.
Learn ATI, its customers, products, processes, and procedures.