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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects. | Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated. | |||
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Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times. | ||||
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Set up and operate or tend machines, such as furnaces, baths, flame-hardening machines, and electronic induction machines, that harden, anneal, and heat-treat metal. | ||||
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Determine types and temperatures of baths and quenching media needed to attain specified part hardness, toughness, and ductility, using heat-treating charts and knowledge of methods, equipment, and metals. | ||||
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Remove parts from furnaces after specified times, and air dry or cool parts in water, oil brine, or other baths. | ||||
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Position stock in furnaces, using tongs, chain hoists, or pry bars. | ||||
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Instruct new workers in machine operation. | ||||
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Adjust controls to maintain temperatures and heating times, using thermal instruments and charts, dials and gauges of furnaces, and color of stock in furnaces to make setting determinations. | ||||
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Determine flame temperatures, current frequencies, heating cycles, and induction heating coils needed, based on degree of hardness required and properties of stock to be treated. | ||||
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Load parts into containers and place containers on conveyors to be inserted into furnaces, or insert parts into furnaces. | ||||
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Mount workpieces in fixtures, on arbors, or between centers of machines. | ||||
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Set up and operate die-quenching machines to prevent parts from warping. | ||||
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Move controls to light gas burners and to adjust gas and water flow and flame temperature. | ||||
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Reduce heat when processing is complete in order to allow parts to cool in furnaces or machinery. | ||||
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Signal forklift operators to deposit or extract containers of parts into and from furnaces and quenching rinse tanks. | ||||
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Test parts for hardness, using hardness testing equipment, or by examining and feeling samples. | ||||
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Position plastic sheets and molds in plastic bags, heat material under lamps, and force confrontation of sheets to molds by vacuum pressure. | ||||
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Examine parts to ensure metal shades and colors conform to specifications, utilizing knowledge of metal heat-treating. | ||||
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Cover parts with charcoal before inserting them in furnaces, in order to prevent discoloration caused by rapid heating. | ||||
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Repair, replace, and maintain furnace equipment as needed, using hand tools. | ||||
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Start conveyors and open furnace doors to load stock, or signal crane operators to uncover soaking pits and lower ingots into them. | ||||
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Heat billets, bars, plates, rods, and other stock to specified temperatures preparatory to forging, rolling, or processing, using oil, gas, or electrical furnaces. | ||||
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Clean oxides and scales from parts or fittings, using steam sprays or chemical and water baths. | ||||
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Place completed workpieces on conveyors, using cold rods, tongs, or chain hoists, or signal crane operators to transport them to subsequent stations. | ||||
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Stamp heat-treatment identification marks on parts, using hammers and punches. | ||||
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Set and adjust speeds of reels and conveyors for prescribed time cycles in order to pass parts through continuous furnaces. | ||||
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Mount fixtures and industrial coils on machines, using hand tools. | ||||
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Attach wire or metal to winding mechanisms that will pull parts through furnaces. | ||||
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Place parts on carts, connect vacuum lines to vacuum tubes, and smooth bags around parts to ensure vacuum. | ||||
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Position parts in plastic bags, and seal bags with irons. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Heat Treating Equip Setters Operators Tenders Metal Plastic
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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- Education and Experience
- Alternate Job Titles
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. | |||
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Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Speed of Limb Movement | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Annealer | |||
Annealing Furnace Operator | |||
Annealing Furnace Tender | |||
Annealing Oven Operator | |||
Annealing Torch Operator | |||
Bagger | |||
Base-Draw Operator | |||
Batch Heat Treat Operator | |||
Batch Operator | |||
Billet Heater | |||
Billet Heater Operator | |||
Box Annealer | |||
Burner | |||
Burner Machine Operator | |||
Carbonizer | |||
Carburizing Furnace Operator | |||
Case Hardener | |||
Charger | |||
Charger Operator | |||
Coating Line Worker | |||
Crack Off Person | |||
Cyanide Case Hardener | |||
Cyanide Furnace Operator | |||
Cyanide Pot Hardener | |||
Cyanide Pot Tender | |||
Dental Amalgam Processor | |||
Die Hardener | |||
Draw Fire Operator | |||
Face Hardener | |||
Fagot Heater | |||
Flame Annealing Machine Setter | |||
Flame Hardener | |||
Flame Hardening Machine Operator | |||
Flame Hardening Machine Setter | |||
Forge Heater | |||
Furnace Feeder | |||
Furnace Operator | |||
Hardener | |||
Heat Regulator | |||
Heat Treat Operator | |||
Heat Treat Technician | |||
Heat Treater | |||
Heat Treater Apprentice | |||
Heat Treating Bluer | |||
Heat Treating Furnace Tender | |||
Heat Treating Operator | |||
Hot Mill Worker | |||
Induction Heat Treater | |||
Induction Machine Operator | |||
Induction Machine Setter | |||
Lead Burner Apprentice | |||
Machine Operator | |||
Manufacturing Assistant | |||
Manufacturing Associate | |||
Manufacturing Operator | |||
Metal Annealer | |||
Metal Hardener | |||
Metal Temperer | |||
Metal Treater | |||
Metal and Plastic Heater | |||
Metal and Plastic Heating Equipment Setter | |||
Muffle Operator | |||
Normalizer | |||
Oven Operator | |||
Peelman | |||
Pit Furnace Operator | |||
Plate Furnace Operator | |||
Production Hardener | |||
Pulpit Operator | |||
Pusher | |||
Quenching Machine Operator | |||
Reheater | |||
Rivet Heater | |||
Scarf and Anneal Operator | |||
Sheet Heater | |||
Sinter Feeder | |||
Slab Depiler Operator | |||
Soaking Pit Operator | |||
Spike Machine Heater | |||
Steel Heater | |||
Stove Tender | |||
Temperer | |||
Tempering Oven Operator | |||
Tool Hardener | |||
Tube Heater | |||
Wire Annealer | |||
Wire Temperer | |||
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