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Heat-Treating, Annealing, and Tempering Machine Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Description

Operate or tend machines, such as furnaces, baths, flame-hardening machines, and electronic induction machines, to harden, anneal, and heat-treat metal products or metal parts.

Experience

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

Education

These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

Training

Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

Tasks

Tests parts for hardness, using hardness testing equipment, and stamps heat treatment identification mark on part, using hammer and punch.
Examines parts to ensure metal shade and color conform to specifications, utilizing knowledge of metal heat-treating.
Sets up and operates die-quenching machine to prevent parts from warping.
Loads parts into containers, closes furnace door, and inserts parts into furnace when specified temperature is reached.
Removes parts from furnace after specified time and air dries or cools parts in water or oil brine or other baths.
Reduces heat and allows parts to cool in furnace.
Positions part in fixture, presses buttons to light burners, and tends flame hardening machine, according to procedures, to case-harden metal part.
Signals forklift operator to deposit or extract containers of parts into and from furnaces and quenching rinse tanks.
Sets automatic controls, observes gauges, and operates gas or electric furnace used to harden, temper, or anneal metal parts.
Cleans oxides and scale from parts or fittings, using steam spray or immersing parts in chemical and water baths.
Activates and tends electric furnace that anneals base sections of hardened parts for subsequent machining.
Reads production schedule to determine processing sequence and furnace temperature requirements for objects to be heat-treated.
Adjusts speed and operates continuous furnace through which parts are passed by means of reels and conveyors.
Covers parts with charcoal before inserting in furnace to prevent discoloration caused by rapid heating.

National Average Salary

$28,840.00/year

Important Abilities

   1. Control Precision
   2. Near Vision
   3. Static Strength
   4. Manual Dexterity
   5. Problem Sensitivity

General Work Activities

   1. Controlling Machines and Processes
   2. Handling and Moving Objects
   3. Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
   4. Performing General Physical Activities
   5. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job

Important Skills

   1. Operation Monitoring
   2. Product Inspection
   3. Operation and Control
   4. Testing
   5. Reading Comprehension

Frequent Work Context

   1. Degree of Automation
   2. Consequence of Error
   3. Indoors
   4. Hazardous Equipment
   5. Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls

Related Careers

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