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Career: Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Description
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
91
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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. |
85
|
Remove parts from furnaces after specified times, and air dry or cool parts in water, oil brine, or other baths. |
78
|
Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated. |
77
|
Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times. |
77
|
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. |
71
|
Position stock in furnaces, using tongs, chain hoists, or pry bars. |
71
|
Instruct new workers in machine operation. |
66
|
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. |
63
|
Load parts into containers and place containers on conveyors to be inserted into furnaces, or insert parts into furnaces. |
60
|
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. |
57
|
Test parts for hardness, using hardness testing equipment, or by examining and feeling samples. |
54
|
Move controls to light gas burners and to adjust gas and water flow and flame temperature. |
54
|
Reduce heat when processing is complete in order to allow parts to cool in furnaces or machinery. |
51
|
Repair, replace, and maintain furnace equipment as needed, using hand tools. |
50
|
Place completed workpieces on conveyors, using cold rods, tongs, or chain hoists, or signal crane operators to transport them to subsequent stations. |
47
|
Examine parts to ensure metal shades and colors conform to specifications, utilizing knowledge of metal heat-treating. |
46
|
Heat billets, bars, plates, rods, and other stock to specified temperatures preparatory to forging, rolling, or processing, using oil, gas, or electrical furnaces. |
44
|
Start conveyors and open furnace doors to load stock, or signal crane operators to uncover soaking pits and lower ingots into them. |
44
|
Set and adjust speeds of reels and conveyors for prescribed time cycles in order to pass parts through continuous furnaces. |
43
|
Signal forklift operators to deposit or extract containers of parts into and from furnaces and quenching rinse tanks. |
34
|
Set up and operate die-quenching machines to prevent parts from warping. |
33
|
Mount workpieces in fixtures, on arbors, or between centers of machines. |
28
|
Clean oxides and scales from parts or fittings, using steam sprays or chemical and water baths. |
27
|
Stamp heat-treatment identification marks on parts, using hammers and punches. |
27
|
Attach wire or metal to winding mechanisms that will pull parts through furnaces. |
18
|
Mount fixtures and industrial coils on machines, using hand tools. |
16
|
Cover parts with charcoal before inserting them in furnaces, in order to prevent discoloration caused by rapid heating. |
15
|
Position plastic sheets and molds in plastic bags, heat material under lamps, and force confrontation of sheets to molds by vacuum pressure. |
11
|
Position parts in plastic bags, and seal bags with irons. |
10
|
Place parts on carts, connect vacuum lines to vacuum tubes, and smooth bags around parts to ensure vacuum. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
74
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
63
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
59
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
53
|
Processing Information
|
51
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
48
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
48
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
47
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
46
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
46
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
45
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
44
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
43
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
43
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
43
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
42
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
42
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
42
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
40
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
40
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
40
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
39
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
38
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
38
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
37
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
37
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
37
|
Getting Information
|
36
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
36
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
36
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
35
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
32
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
31
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
30
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
29
|
Interacting With Computers
|
27
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
25
|
Thinking Creatively
|
24
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
22
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
15
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
9
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
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