2nd Shift VPT Heat Treat Operator

Vermont Precision Tools

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Swanton, Vermont

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain heat treating equipment to ensure products achieve specific Rockwell hardness levels. Responsibilities include monitoring furnace cycles, performing quality inspections, and straightening heat-treated materials.

Qualifications

You will be trained to operate heat treating equipment and processes to achieve specific Rockwell hardness, ensuring customer expectations are met. This role involves monitoring furnace and oven controls, performing quality control inspections, and basic data entry. You will also be trained on operating Rockwell testers and potentially dismantling/repairing equipment.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Rockwell hardness testing

Heat treating

Furnace operation

Tempering ovens

Nitrogen generator

Cut-off saws

Straightening press

Quality control inspection

Data entry

Job Description

**What we offer: **

  • Weekly payroll
  • Medical, vision, dental, employer paid life insurance, and voluntary supplemental insurances.
  • Paid time off accrued in your first 90 days 
  • Vacation time available after 90 days 
  • 401(k) plan with employer match. 

This comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health, well-being, and financial future.

In this fast-paced position, the employee operates heat treating processes to ensure the finished product has obtained a specific Rockwell hardness that meet customers’ expectations.

As a Heat Treat Operator, an employee will be trained to set up, operate and tend to heat treat equipment and processes. 

Job functions that will be trained are as follows:

  • Determining the temperature and time of heating cycles to obtain specific Rockwell hardness. 
  • Monitoring the furnace and tempering ovens
    • Preparing and loading baskets 
    • Monitoring controls and amperage for furnace and temper ovens to control temperature and time settings
    • Monitor the nitrogen generator and meters accordingly to maintain production quality and flow
  • Miscellaneous tasks as they relate to the overall duties of a Heat Treat Operator
    • Will be required to use any and all cut-off saws for sample cutting
    • Operating Rockwell testers to determine the specific hardness of raw material
    • Straightening heat-treated materials using straightening press, anvils, hammers and straightening plates
    • Will be required to dismantle and repair furnace and tempering ovens
    • Quality control inspection of production parts
    • Performs basic data entry for job tracking purposes

Vermont Precision Tools, Inc. manufactures tooling that is used to produce products to serve the medical, aerospace, automotive, defense, and many other markets. 

We are a stable family business with more than 55+ years of developing people and advancing individuals within the company. Employees are developed to perform more effectively by focusing on strategic goals, company culture, and individual performance.


Work schedule is Monday through Friday, 2:30pm - 11:00pm with a 10% shift differential.
Training schedule will be Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm

Vermont Precision Tools

Since 1968 Vermont Precision Tools, Inc. has built its business by providing our customers with the highest quality products and services in the industry. We pride ourselves on our ability to achieve total customer satisfaction while working in a business environment created of mutual respect and appreciation. VPT services the metalworking industries, including Aerospace, Automotive, Cold Heading, Cutting Tool, Die Casting, Ejection Molding, Fastener, Medical Tooling, Powder Metal, Stamping and Tool & Die.
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