About this career
Heat treatment furnace operators monitor the process of heat treatment of castings. They control the treatment furnaces and direct all activities of furnace operation, including the interpretation of computer data, temperature measurement and adjustment, and loading vessels. They control the chemicothermal treatment of castings in order to reach the standards.
Essential skills
ensure compliance with safety legislation
ensure health and safety in manufacturing
extract materials from furnace
load materials into furnace
maintain system logs
monitor manufacturing quality standards
operate heat treatment furnace
prepare scientific reports
record furnace operations
report the results of treatment
report well results
supervise worker safety
troubleshoot
Additional skills
advise on machinery malfunctions
create documented procedures
follow written instructions
gather data
monitor gauge
monitor heavy machinery
perform minor repairs to equipment
process incident reports for prevention
provide technical documentation
record production data for quality control
resolve equipment malfunctions
chemical processes
types of metal manufacturing processes
Also known as
heat treating technician
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