Heat Treat Operator

at Arnold Magnetic Technologies in Marengo, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Brief Summary of Position:

• The Heat Treater is responsible for the set-up and operating of the strip anneal lines and batch furnace, set-up and operating of loading and unloading equipment and set-up and operating of degreasers to clean strip materials.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions of Position:

• Work from specifications and standard processing instructions.
• Set-up all furnaces to required temperatures.
• Purge all furnaces with required atmospheric gas or gases.
• Load specified material onto payoff of all Strip Anneal Heat Treating machines.
• Construct “patches” when necessary by connecting a Titanium strip material to leader strip material
• Weld end of strip material to end of leader material in strip line furnaces.
• Titrate soap tank mixture and maintain proper soap to water ratio throughout Heat Treating or Annealing process
• Exchange felt on pressure pads as needed
• Clean all rolls as needed.
• Set-up proper tension levels at operating station.
• Set-up pressure pads as needed to create required amount of tension on strip.
• Initiate furnace operation when set -up and preparation is complete.
• Observe and indicate by flagging, defective area; of strip material.
• Maintain temperature and gas flow as specified.
• Maintain logs, records, and production reports as required.
• Attach proper forms of identification to material and sample material.
• Produce furnace charts for each job and add jt to shop order to be signed off by an engineer.
• Supply inspectors with required samples.
• Unload furnaces and take material to the next operation work area.
• Prepare coils to be Heat Treated at unloader.
• Fill out paperwork completely and accurately.
• Maintain accurate inventory records including but not limited to: stock tags, NCR tags, and any other related ID tags.
• Keep work areas in a clean and orderly condition.

Location change as of January 2025 to 1005 Courtaulds Drive, Woodstock IL

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