What are the responsibilities and job description for the Heat Treating position at Northstar Aerospace?
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The essential duties and responsibilities of this position are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and may be amended by Northstar, from time to time.
- Setup, operate and adjust plating lines.
- Heat treats production parts using heat treating equipment
- Process parts in heat treat ovens and quench tanks according to work instructions
- Adjust, set up and operate heat treat equipment (furnaces)
- Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specific times
- Adjust controls to maintain temperatures and heating times, using thermal instruments and charts, dials, and gauges of furnaces.
- Perform quality checks of products and assure good product.
- Read prints and routings
- Operator pallet jackets and other material handling devices.
- Follow established machine settings and parameters
- Perform preventative maintenance on machines
- Perform 5s activities within the cell.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical requirements of this position are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and may be amended by Northstar, from time to time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.
- Frequent standing, walking, talking, hearing and seeing
- Frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds
- Frequent reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling, fingering, grasping, feeling, twisting, bending and repetitive motion
- Visual acuity to determine the accuracy and thoroughness of product and/or parts
- Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles
- Frequent exposure to moderate to heavy noise
- The ability to wear proper personal protective equipment, including earplugs, safety glasses, safety shoes, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Must have 3 years experience in Heat Treat or Plating.
- Must be able to work any shift
- Ability to use precision instruments
- Lean and 5s experience
- Knowledge of plating processes and production lines preferred. Use decimals, fractions and shop mathematics.
- Mechanical aptitude with the various types of tools used in the machining process
