Heat Operator

Heat Treat Operator

Heat Treat:
This role is responsible for heat treating material while meeting departmental performance standards, customer specifications, and delivery requirements, in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Pay & Schedule

• Starting pay: $22.75+ per hour, depending on experience, with the opportunity for several increases within the first two years.
• Shift: Day Shift, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
• Schedule:
  
  3‑2‑2‑3 (3 days working, 2 days off, 2 days working, 3 days off). Builds in a 3‑day weekend off every other weekend and built‑in overtime pay.
• Weekly pay:
  Get paid every Thursday.
• Bonus program:
  Eligible for quarterly paid gain‑sharing bonuses starting on day one.

Location

3700 W Milwaukee Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53208.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching and profit sharing.
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company‑paid life insurance and disability coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO).

• Safely load, unload, move, inspect, rework, and repackage heat‑treated material.
• Operate forklifts, cranes, lifting devices, furnaces, and related heat‑treat equipment.
• Enter furnace recipes, monitor cycles, respond to alarms, and elevate issues when needed.
• Complete required production, lab, repackaging, and computer documentation accurately.
• Read and follow work order instructions, customer specifications, and quality requirements.
• Collect, distribute, and maintain samples as required.
• Maintain equipment and process needs, including dip tank fluid levels, thermocouples, leak detection, and burnout checks.
• Follow all company work rules, safety procedures, and Environmental, Quality, and Safety Management System requirements.

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Forklift operator training.
• Overhead crane operation experience.
• Experience using quality measuring tools, such as a micrometer.
• Basic oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Basic problem‑solving skills.
• Basic math skills.
• Basic reading skills.

Frequent standing and walking. Occasional sitting, below‑waist‑level work, climbing, reaching, fine motor skills, and lifting up to 35 lbs. Minimal foot use, balancing, pushing, pulling, carrying, forceful motion, and lifting up to 75 lbs. Must meet the physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation, as provided in detail in the Job Analysis Database. Must also meet the essential job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation, as outlined in the job description.