Profession heat treatment furnace operator

Heat treatment furnace operators monitor the process of heat treatment of castings. They control the treatment furnaces and direct all activities of furnace operation, including the interpretation of computer data, temperature measurement and adjustment, and loading vessels. They control the chemicothermal treatment of castings in order to reach the standards.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional
• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Attention to detail

  Performs tasks conscientiously and effectively, taking into account all their aspects, no matter how detailed they are.

Skills

• Troubleshoot

  Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

• Prepare technical reports

  Prepare technical reports that describe results and processes of scientific or technical research, or assess its progress. These reports help researchers to keep up to date with recent findings.

• Report well results

  Document and share well results in a transparent way; communicate results to business partners, auditors, collaborating teams and internal management.

• Record furnace operations

  Log furnace time and production data.

• Load materials into furnace

  Load materials in furnace with correct positioning, fastening and levelling when needed.

• Monitor manufacturing quality standards

  Monitor quality standards in manufacturing and finishing process.

• Extract materials from furnace

  Remove materials from the furnace using a crane, a conveyor, by tilting the furnace, or using other methods.

• Supervise worker safety

  Ensure safety of site personnel; supervise correct use of protective equipment and clothing; understand and implement safety procedures.

• Ensure health and safety in manufacturing

  Ensure health and safety of personnel during manufacturing process.

• Maintain system logs

  Maintain system logs or manuals to document equipment testing and operation.

• Report the results of treatment

  Analyse and process information and data, and subsequently formulate the results in a written report.

• Operate heat treatment furnace

  Operate or tend furnaces such as gas, oil, electric to heat treat castings in order to reach the correct mechanical properties. Adjust furnace controls to heat parts the prescribed time to the right temperature.

• Ensure compliance with safety legislation

  Implement safety programmes to comply with national laws and legislation. Ensure that equipment and processes are compliant with safety regulations.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB