Heat Treat Operator

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A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Position Summary: 

Perform a variety of heat treat operations on production parts.

Essential Responsibilities:  

• Must be cross-trained on multiple furnaces.
• Set-up and operate gas-fired furnaces and associated quenching devices to ensure parts are heat treated to specifications.
• Utilize wheelabrator, measuring devices such as micrometers, etc. - hardness testing devices, basic hand tools, natural gas torches, presses and clamps, cranes and floor dies.
• Utilize production furnaces and associated quenching dies to ensure proper hardness, size and flatness of all parts.
• Perform necessary size and hardness checks.
• Maintain accurate log for equipment used.
• Set-up floor dies and participate in quenching operations
• Responsible for floor die quench operation when operating production furnace.
• Operate wheelabrator when directed.
• Assist in carburizing operation by loading/unloading baskets using standard procedures.
• Examine carburizing fixtures and baskets reporting unserviceable conditions to supervision.
• Participate in charging and quenching operations.
• Performs straightening operations as directed by supervision.
• Responsible for care of company tools, observance of safety regulations, and correct reporting of time and production.
• Also responsible for maintaining equipment in good working order - maintain a neat & orderly work area.

Basic Qualifications:

• 18 year of age or older.
• Must be eligible to work in the US.
• Must be willing to work overtime.
• Must be willing to work any shift.
• Mechanical abilities are required to perform this job.
• Able to read, write and perform basic mathematics.
• Able to make decisions on a variety of problems.
• Able to accurately follow Heat Treat and ISO procedures.
• Able to perform physically demanding work. 

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.