Job Details
A leading UK Company specialising in Heat treatmtn for the Aerospace, Medical and Motorsport industries has a requirements for a Heat Treatment Operator.
The Heat Treatment Operator involves the use of heating or chilling, normally to extreme temperatures, to achieve hardening or softening of a material such as glass. proper heat treating requires precise control over temperature, time held at a certain temperature and cooling rate.
This is an excellent opportunity to learn a highly sought after skill required by numerous industries worldwide. A £16,500 starting salary is available to a candidate requiring training and full training in this specialised area is available. For applicants possessing previous experience and / or qualifications in this area a higher salary can be negotiated.
Please note this role requires shift work, 40 hours per week over a 3- shift rotation pattern that will include weekends every fortnight and an 0700hrs start time. Applicants must therefore have their own transport if possible or walking distance.
Applications from suitably experienced ex-military personnel are strongly encouraged
Main Duties and Responsibilties
Training is provided for all the below and can be paced to suit candidates abilties. A list of that the Heat Treatment Operator is responsible for includes
Using/operating furnaces under supervision of senior members of staff
Use of job card system, understanding, following quality details, chossing correct process route and documenting equipment use on job card/route card
Making up loads, using relevantging and fixtures dependent on size/shape/geometry/orientation of customers work to enable efficient/effective use maximising furnace capacity
Putting loads (Made up as above) into the furnace and activating process parameters (Time and Temperature). This applies to tempering furnaces also
Cleaning - mainly work area but also production related equipment
Basic bulk work testing - Testing Work (with hardness testers) that has been processed to ensure it has reacted as expected and meets customer specifications
Finishing, ensuring completed work is clean/packaged suitably and marked up ready for our customer transport
Simple Plant Maintenance and Maintenance of the shop environment
Skills & Experience
Possess a genuinere to learn
Be a responsible and conscientious individual
Be willing to be part of a team
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