How do they match: Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Metal and Plastic Heater
  • Metal and Plastic Heating Equipment Setter
  • Scarf and Anneal Operator

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Move controls to light gas burners and to adjust gas and water flow and flame temperature.
  • Repair, replace, and maintain furnace equipment as needed, using hand tools.
  • Test parts for hardness, using hardness testing equipment, or by examining and feeling samples.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow.
  • Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
  • Clean production equipment.
  • Instruct workers to use equipment or perform technical procedures.
  • Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Operate heating or drying equipment.
  • Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.
  • Replace worn equipment components.
  • Set up production or processing equipment.
  • Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.