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Heat Treat Operator 2nd Shift

25 days ago by ATI
  • Salary negotiable
  • Cudahy, WI, US
  • Full-time
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Heat Treat Operator role on 2nd shift at ATI’s Cudahy, WI manufacturing facility, setting up and running heat-treat furnaces to temper, harden, anneal and process metal forgings to customer specifications. You’ll load/unload furnaces, manage quench/cool operations, perform hardness testing, and document process parameters for military, aerospace, and oil/gas applications. Standout perk: training on 1st shift with continued learning, career growth, and pay increases tied to training milestones.

Key skills
Heat-treat furnace setup and operationQuench and cooling operationsForklift operationUse of manipulators/industrial heavy equipmentBrinell/Rockwell hardness testingReading specifications and detailed work instructionsBasic math and measurementProcess documentation and report generationThermocouple assembly/useAMS 2750 pyrometry (preferred)
Salary not listed — comparable Heat Treat Operator roles in the Cudahy/Milwaukee, WI area typically pay around $22–$30/hour depending on experience and shift differentials.
You'll thrive here if you can follow detailed instructions, work safely with heavy equipment and furnaces, and are eager to learn heat-treat processes while documenting work accurately on a 2nd-shift schedule.
Why apply
  • 2nd shift: Mon–Fri, 3–11pm
  • Training milestones with pay increases
  • Career growth and continued learning
Proven to Perform.
From the edges of space to the bottoms of ocean, our materials are proven to perform -- and so is our team. We're hiring high performers as proven as our products. Join us.

ATI is currently looking for a Heat Treat Operator within our manufacturing facility in Cudahy, WI. As a Heat Treat Operator, you will be an integral part of a successful team that is responsible for producing machined in military, aerospace, oil/gas and other applications.

As a Heat Treat Operator, you will be responsible for setting up, operating, and tending to heat equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces to temper, harden, anneal, and/or heat treat metal. In this position you will be required to perform heating and cooling operations necessary to impact physical properties in forgings to conform to our customer specifications

Training will be conducted on 1st. Permanent shift will be 2nd shift Monday - Friday 3:00pm to 11:00pm.

Responsibilities


  • Prepare furnace loads in accordance with detailed furnace load map
  • Prepare and assembles load thermocouple
  • Load forgings into heat treat furnace and removes from furnace after required heating using a combination of manipulators and forklifts
  • Move completed furnace load to appropriate cooling station
  • Set furnace temperature controls to suit type of material and process.
  • Monitor furnace operation and performance as required
  • Process forgings through quench and cool operations
  • Work from specifications, chart, detailed work instructions, etc.
  • Generate and update required reports to document process parameters
  • Operate Brinell/Rockwell hardness testing equipment determining the hardness of forgings after heat treatment
  • Create move tickets after heat treatment processing is complete

You will have opportunity for continued learning, career growth and pay increases with successful completion of training milestones. To become successful, you must quickly learn ATI, our customers, products, processes, and procedures.

Responsibilities


  • Prepare furnace loads in accordance with detailed furnace load map
  • Prepare and assembles load thermocouple
  • Load forgings into heat treat furnace and removes from furnace after required heating using a combination of manipulators and forklifts
  • Move completed furnace load to appropriate cooling station
  • Set furnace temperature controls to suit type of material and process.
  • Monitor furnace operation and performance as required
  • Process forgings through quench and cool operations
  • Work from specifications, chart, detailed work instructions, etc.
  • Generate and update required reports to document process parameters
  • Operate Brinell/Rockwell hardness testing equipment determining the hardness of forgings after heat treatment
  • Create move tickets after heat treatment processing is complete

You will have opportunity for continued learning, career growth and pay increases with successful completion of training milestones. To become successful, you must quickly learn ATI, our customers, products, processes, and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

  • 1 year of experience in a transferrable industry with transferrable skills.
  • Basic reading, math, and measurement comprehension. The ability to read instructions and perform simple measurements is critical.

Preferred Qualifications
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent, Vo-Tech Certificate or associate degree in electrical, mechanical or another related curriculum
  • Experience with AMS 2750 pyrometry standard
  • Experience with hardness testing

Skills

  • Knowledge of heat-treating practices and procedures
  • Knowledge/use of industrial heavy equipment
  • Familiar with industrial furnaces and components
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Strong analytical skills to analyze and resolve difficult problems effectively and implement long term solutions
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
  • Keen attention to detail
  • Ability to follow detailed instructions

We thrive when the expectations are great, and the barriers are high. We're solving the world's most difficult challenges through materials science. Our advanced, integrated process technologies and proven performers give us a tremendous competitive advantage. When customers systems need to fly higher, dig deeper, stand stronger, and last longer -- anywhere on, above or below the earth -- ATI is proven to perform.

*It is ATI's policy to not provide immigration sponsorship for any of the company's positions.

ATI and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected be federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

Reference: 25765_533717390·Original posting
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