Furnace Technician

Description

Salary Range: $24 – $30 hourly

Shift: graveyard

Generous Time Off

• 3 weeks of vacation to start (120 hours/year)
• 10 paid holidays annually
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Investing in You

• Paid time off to volunteer

Work-Life Balance & Culture

• Onsite gyms, walking tracks, and employee gardens at larger locations
• Long-tenured team (many with 30+ years of service!)
• Inclusive and diverse workforce
• A company philosophy rooted in doing the right thing as a human being

The Furnace Technician 1 will load, run, and monitor furnaces. Their responsibilities include performing minor maintenance and troubleshooting issues with furnaces. The technician will also be responsible to understand production priorities, and work to reduce bottlenecks. They will implement statistical process control methods, track product quality, and make improvements as directed. They will also be required to operate additional equipment such as powder compacting presses, sand blaster, and precision scales.

Must have strong troubleshooting skills and knowledge of a variety of machining processes. Has substantial understanding of the job and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks. Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations. This level will effectively train others and may lead smaller projects. Be able to work with engineering on specific test, able to work independently on engineering projects that pertain to production improvements.

Perform lightly maintenance on equipment.

High school diploma or equivalent required.

6-year experience as a technician.

The task requires turning, bending, and twisting frequently.

Ability to read, write and comprehend verbal as well as written instructions in English.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide all units of measure including common and decimal fractions.

Ability to stand and walk 90% of workday.

Ability to train other hourly employees effectively.

Ability to use a microscope and variety of calibration tools.

20/20 corrected vision - varies by division.

Ability to grab small parts or hand tools with hands.

Eligible to work in an ITAR environment.

Standing or sitting for extended periods.

Able to lift or push up to 51 pounds.

Available to work on weekends & holidays as well as additional shifts from time to time as the furnace needs to be maintained round the clock.

• Load/Unload parts as per furnace loading instructions. Prepare furnace for running. Take readings on furnace and record.
• Recognize and troubleshoot furnace issues. Perform minor maintenance on furnaces.
• Understand production priorities. Identify priority issues and bring to the attention of management and implement changes as needed.
• Understand SPC and improvement techniques, track product quality, recognize quality issues, take corrective action, implement, and assist improvement initiatives.
• Be proficient using other production equipment in the area, such as powder presses, proficient with measuring tools, including micrometers, calipers, and pyrometers.
• Very proficient at making records and entering data as well as ability to read engineering drawings. Perform data entry in Excel and other software such as SAP.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.
• Troubleshoot process disturbances, identifying resolution and implementing corrective and preventive measures, as required.
• Read/interpret CAD drawings, electrical/electronic schematics, and technical documents including but not limited to tolerances, dimensions geometric dimension & tolerancing (GD&T), and component values.
• Keeps work area clean and free of obstacles- maintains the quality documents including work orders, process departure reports and inventory cards.
• Proficient in the use of specialized hand and measurement tools such as micrometers, calipers, height gauges, pin gauges, thread gauges, dial indicators, Digital Multi-meters and more.
• Models’ safety and accurate reporting.
• Knowledgeable of entire department process through packaging. Cross trained in most areas.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear;…