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heat-treatment-furnace-operator Occupational skill for the role 'heat treatment furnace operator' (also: billet heating technician, heat treat furnace operative, heat treat furnace operator, heat treating bluer, heat treating technician, heat treat operative). Use when the user asks for typical heat treatment furnace operator work such as: Draw smelted metal samples from furnaces or kettles for analysis, and calculate types and amounts of materials needed to ensure that materials meet specifications.; Drain, transfer, or remove molten metal from furnaces, and place it into molds, using hoists, pumps, or ladles.; Record production data, and maintain production logs.

Heat Treatment Furnace Operator

Heat treatment furnace operators monitor the process of heat treatment of castings. They control the treatment furnaces and direct all activities of furnace operation, including the interpretation of computer data, temperature measurement and adjustment, and loading vessels. They control the chemicothermal treatment of castings in order to reach the standards.

Core workflow

  1. Draw smelted metal samples from furnaces or kettles for analysis, and calculate types and amounts of materials needed to ensure that materials meet specifications.
  2. Drain, transfer, or remove molten metal from furnaces, and place it into molds, using hoists, pumps, or ladles.
  3. Record production data, and maintain production logs.
  4. Operate controls to move or discharge metal workpieces from furnaces.
  5. Weigh materials to be charged into furnaces, using scales.
  6. Regulate supplies of fuel and air, or control flow of electric current and water coolant to heat furnaces and adjust temperatures.
  7. Inspect furnaces and equipment to locate defects and wear.
  8. Observe air and temperature gauges or metal color and fluidity, and turn fuel valves or adjust controls to maintain required temperatures.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • ensure compliance with safety legislation
  • ensure health and safety in manufacturing
  • extract materials from furnace
  • load materials into furnace
  • maintain system logs
  • monitor manufacturing quality standards
  • operate heat treatment furnace
  • prepare scientific reports
  • record furnace operations
  • report the results of treatment
  • report well results
  • supervise worker safety
  • troubleshoot

Hot technologies

  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Excel

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a51ab2e2-aaa9-4d7d-a747-bff2e276636a), ONET 30.3 (51-4051.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*