Materion
VacuumMeltTechnician
“Vacuum Melt Technician at Materion. Skills: maintenance, setup, operation of vacuum melters and tube furnaces, melt and cast pure metals and alloys into plates/ingots. maintenance. setup”
Industry & Context.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Requires the use of safety glasses, safety shoes, a respirator, and protective clothing such as a uniform or lab coat, Other, more specialized protective gear may be required occasionally, regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or and reach with hands and arms, frequently required to stand, talk and hear, must regularly lift and/or move up to 45 lbs, Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision, export compliance eligibility for access to U. S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U. S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U. S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR), candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U. S. citizen, a U. S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U. S. , a Person Admitted into the U. S. as an Asylee or Refugee. , a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U. S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
one year of industrial training, 03-12 months of related experience, Ability to read and comprehend basic instructions and short correspondence, Ability to write standard documentation, Ability to communicate with other employees to share information and solve problems, Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and convert in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, Ability to compute percent, Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations, Ability to operate the department equipment to include, but not limited to, a water jet and hot roll, Ability to operate a computer, export compliance eligibility for access to U. S. controlled technology
What You'll Do.
operation of vacuum melters and tube furnaces
melt and cast pure metals and alloys into plates/ingots
Set up and operate the band saw
OMAX machining systems and sand blaster
Follow production orders and supervisor/manager instructions
weighs out and prepares materials for vacuum melting and keep records of all vacuum melting operations
Work with Process Engineering on developing procedures for vacuum melting new materials
Clean and evaluate vacuum melted parts
Program the hot rolling furnaces
Assist the level II and III VM Techs with operating both hot and cold rolling mills
Maintain supplies necessary for the operation and maintenance of vacuum melters and tube furnaces
Process all necessary paperwork to include analysis forms
and inventory records
Follow all clean-up and housekeeping procedures
Comply with all quality
and work rules and regulations
Perform basic SAP functions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with Process Engineering on developing procedures for vacuum melting new materials; Assist the level II and III VM Techs with operating both hot and cold rolling mills; Ability to communicate with other employees to share information and solve problems
Communication Scope
Ability to communicate with other employees to share information and solve problems
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