Technician Heat Treatment

Job Description:

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

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.

Together, we are shaping the future.

• 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.
• The ability to interpret blueprints and engineering drawings/schematics is required.
• The ability to read and use conventional and digital precision measuring instruments and tools is required.
• The ability to communicate effectively in English, both in writing and verbally is required.

Launched in November 2019, the UAEs EDGE is one of the worlds leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next…