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

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.

88 alternate job titles:

Annealer Annealing Furnace Operator Annealing Furnace Tender Annealing Oven Operator Annealing Torch Operator Bagger Base-Draw Operator Batch Heat Treat Operator Batch Operator Billet Heater Billet Heater Operator Box Annealer Burner Burner Machine Operator Carbonizer Carburizing Furnace Operator Case Hardener Charger Charger Operator Coating Line Worker Crack Off Person Cyanide Case Hardener Cyanide Furnace Operator Cyanide Pot Hardener Cyanide Pot Tender Dental Amalgam Processor Die Hardener Draw Fire Operator Face Hardener Fagot Heater Flame Annealing Machine Setter Flame Hardener Flame Hardening Machine Operator Flame Hardening Machine Setter Forge Heater Furnace Feeder Furnace Operator Hardener Heat Regulator Heat Treat Furnace Operator Heat Treat Operator Heat Treat Technician Heat Treater Heat Treating Bluer Heat Treating Furnace Tender Heat Treating Operator Hot Mill Worker Induction Heat Treater Induction Machine Operator Induction Machine Setter Melting Operator Metal and Plastic Heater Metal and Plastic Heating Equipment Setter Metal Annealer Metal Hardener Metal Temperer Metal Treater Muffle Operator Normalizer Parts Processor Peelman Pit Furnace Operator Plate Furnace Operator Pre Batch Operator Preparatory Technician Production Hardener Pulpit Operator Pusher Quenching Machine Operator Reach Operator Reheater Rivet Heater Scarf and Anneal Operator Sheet Heater Sinter Feeder Slab Depiler Operator Soaking Pit Operator Spike Machine Heater Steel Heater Stove Tender Temperer Tempering Oven Operator Thermoforming Operator Tool Hardener Torch Operator Tube Heater Wire Annealer Wire Temperer
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Salary Information

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: $47,450 (median) per year.

Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company


Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Daily Tasks & Responsibilities

Task Description Category
Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements. General
Record operational or production data. General
Operate heating or drying equipment. General
Determine metal or plastic production methods. General
Remove products or workpieces from production equipment. General
Position raw materials on processing or production equipment. General
Instruct workers to use equipment or perform technical procedures. General
Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment. General
Load items into ovens or furnaces. General
Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment. General
Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow. General
Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products. General
Replace worn equipment components. General
Repair production equipment or tools. General
Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production. General
Clean production equipment. General
Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information. General
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment. General
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences. Maintenance
Maintain production or processing equipment. Maintenance
Signal others to coordinate work activities. Management
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    Technology Requirements

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    Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software
    Microsoft Office software Office suite software
    Microsoft Outlook Electronic mail software
    Microsoft Word Word processing software
    SAP software Enterprise resource planning ERP software
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