Annealer

Annealer – Skana Aluminum Be Part of the Process. Build Your Skills. Keep Aluminum Moving!

Hours:

5:45pm- 6am on a 2-2-3 rotation,

May have to train on day shifts.

Position Summary At Skana Aluminum, our team turns aluminum into high-quality products our customers depend on—and our Annealers play an important role in making that happen! As an Annealer, you'll operate and monitor industrial furnaces to heat-treat aluminum coils, helping ensure the right quality, strength, and workability for the next stage of production.

This is a hands-on manufacturing role where you'll operate forklifts, manage furnace settings, monitor temperatures, and oversee the heat-treatment process from start to finish. You'll work alongside a team that values safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement while building your skills and learning more about our manufacturing operations. If you enjoy working with equipment, following a process, and seeing the results of your work, this could be a great fit for you!

What You'll DoKeep Production Moving:
Review shop orders and organize aluminum coils into furnace loads based on alloy, temper, recipe requirements, and load weight.

Operate Equipment:
Safely use a forklift to load and unload furnace cars and transport coils throughout the annealing and cooling process.

Take Control of the Process:
Set furnace temperatures, install thermal couplers, prepare loads, and start furnaces according to established work instructions.

Monitor and Maintain Quality:
Track furnace temperatures, monitor soak times, and document process information to ensure aluminum meets quality specifications.

Manage the Full Cycle:
Remove completed loads from the furnace and transport coils to designated cooling areas using a forklift.

Keep Accurate Records:
Complete required production paperwork and reports to maintain accurate process documentation.

Work Safely and Consistently:
Follow work instructions, safety procedures, and the company's quality management system  a Team Player:
Communicate with teammates and leadership to support production goals and address potential issues.

Grow Your

Skills:

Cross-train in other production areas, including the rolling mill, and provide coverage when needed.

Make a Difference:
Share ideas, support continuous improvement initiatives, and help make our processes safer, more efficient, and more effective.

Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.

Why Skana?

At Skana Aluminum, we believe in working hard, supporting one another, and taking pride in what we make. Our team is built on respect, safety, quality, passion, consistency, and fun. As an Annealer, you'll play an important part in producing quality aluminum while developing valuable manufacturing and equipment-operation skills.

Join the Skana team and help us keep quality rolling!