Technician, Heat Treatment

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Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.

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• Set up and operate heat treatment furnaces and associated equipment including induction hardening machine safely and efficiently.
• Carry out the heat treatment processes such as hardening (surface, through), tempering, quenching, annealing, normalizing, stress relieving, preheating and post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) etc.
• Monitor furnace temperature, heating rate, soaking time, cooling rate, and quenching parameters and maintain the record of actual process parameters.
• Perform heat treatment of carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, cast iron, aluminium alloys and other applicable ferrous and nonferrous material’s components/ parts manufactured through casting, welding, machining, forging etc.
• Select appropriate heat treatment cycles based on material type and grade, component specification, and process instructions.
• Monitor components for distortion, cracking, excessive oxidation, discoloration and other defects after treatment and coordinate with the concerned team when heat treatment results indicate casting, welding, machining related issues.
• Verify hardness against drawing, specification, or inspection requirements and conformance of finished components/ parts using conventional or digital precision measuring instruments.
• Prepare and maintain the complete and traceable records of heat treatment related data and reports.
• Identify and obtain all required consumables, tools and materials.
• Assist in Foundry operations and casting processes such as sand mold casting, die casting, mold preparation, pattern making, melting, pouring etc.
• Assist the Supervisor, Sheet metal & Foundry and Specialist, heat treatment in job planning and determining the heat treatment requirements and work procedures.
• Arrange for adequate amount of the raw materials needed for heat treatment including proper equipment and safe heat treatment operations.
• Maintain equipment by completing user preventive maintenance requirements.
• Comply with all safety, housekeeping and environmental directives.
• Ensure all issued tools, uniforms and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is accounted for, maintained and secured.
• Maintain the confidentiality and security of all company information.
• Required to report Engineering Department operational risks and follow AL TAIF approved procedures for risks.
• Support other members of the Fabrication Workshop in fulfilling their roles.
• Perform other duties as required by their line manager and the Manager, Fabrication.

• A high school diploma is required; a college diploma or Heat treatment/ foundry techniques training certification is preferred.
• A minimum of three years of experience as a technician, heat treatment is required; with experience in heat treatment for ferrous and non-ferrous metal parts/ components is required.
• Previous military or automotive industry, foundry experience is an advantage.
• The ability to lift, carry and push items weighing over 20kg is required.
• Th…