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Experienced Furnace Operator

Exotic Metals

Experienced Furnace Operator

Kent, WA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Are you ready to join an industry-leading global company that believes in empowering its employees? Are you prepared to use your inquisitive nature and strong work ethic to help our team solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges?

    A career at Parker is rife with rewards and opportunities. But a career at Parker is not for everyone. Finding success at Parker requires dedication and an insatiable desire to win. We seek very smart people who also have the equally impressive characteristic of humility. We solve our customer’s challenges as teams, working together to ask the questions that have never been asked before.

    Parker understands that solving the world’s greatest engineering challenges requires an inquisitive and intelligent workforce, and we invest in our employees to ensure they are the best in the industry. Our global success relies on empowered employees operating in an environment that breeds ideas and solutions, and we take every possible action to ensure this happens.

     

    FURNACE OPERATOR Mostly proficient with furnace operating processes in obtaining high quality results of brazing, hardness and mechanical properties of sheet metal aircraft components. Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Prepare parts for loading into furnace, including wiping and final cleaning as necessary.
    • Evaluate load configuration, load on racks or grids for economical batch size and furnace hot zone limits.
    • Manufacturing load thermocouples.
    • Ensure proper heat treat cycle is used following manufacturing traveler requirements for heat, vacuum levels, time and cooling rate.
    • Monitor leak rate and progress of load during cycle.
    • Maintain furnace systems including preventative maintenance checks on pumps and other items listed in the maintenance log.
    • Perform weekly leak rate testing.
    • Check for vacuum leaks using helium leak detector.
    • Recognize and control equipment failures. Detect faulty processes and provide input for their resolution.
    • Responsible for ensuring proper documentation is entered on manufacturing planning (including correct quantities), paperless timecard system and furnace log.
    • Train and oversee others on prior job experience.
    • Work under limited oversight.

    Required Skills Required Experience

    Skills and Experience:

    • Reads and understands manufacturing planning, sketches, and specifications as necessary to perform the job function.
    • Understanding and ability to perform basic equipment trouble shooting including but not limited to valve sequencing, leak detection and performing leak-up rate.
    • Knows where to find this information at Exotic, and asks for help when necessary.
    • Knowledge of shop math and precision measurement equipment.

    Working Conditions Demonstrate proper and safe operation of equipment, and personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, safety glasses/chemical goggles, hearing protection, respirator, and heat-reflective gloves as required. Physical Requirements Performs physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and frequent movement of the whole body, such as climbing, lifting up to 50 pounds, balancing and handling of material.

     

    This position is subject to meeting export compliance eligibility requirements. Completion of a U.S. Export Compliance Notice is required. Prospective employees must identify their status as a U.S. or Foreign Person, as well as their country of citizenship and residence.

    Exotic Metals Forming, Division of Parker Aerospace is committed to non-discrimination in employment and other opportunities. Exotic Metals Forming, Division of Parker Aerospace is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

  • Industry
    Manufacturing