| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated. |
| Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times. |
| Set up and operate or tend machines, such as furnaces, baths, flame-hardening machines, and electronic induction machines, that harden, anneal, and heat-treat metal. |
| Determine types and temperatures of baths and quenching media needed to attain specified part hardness, toughness, and ductility, using heat-treating charts and knowledge of methods, equipment, and metals. |
| Remove parts from furnaces after specified times, and air dry or cool parts in water, oil brine, or other baths. |
| Position stock in furnaces, using tongs, chain hoists, or pry bars. |
| Instruct new workers in machine operation. |
| Adjust controls to maintain temperatures and heating times, using thermal instruments and charts, dials and gauges of furnaces, and color of stock in furnaces to make setting determinations. |
| Determine flame temperatures, current frequencies, heating cycles, and induction heating coils needed, based on degree of hardness required and properties of stock to be treated. |
| Load parts into containers and place containers on conveyors to be inserted into furnaces, or insert parts into furnaces. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
| Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
