Canton Heavy Press Horizontal Heat Treat Operator - 1st Shift

$20.00/hr Starting; $21.56/hr After Completion of Operator Checklist (Around 90 Days)

Company Overview

Universal Alloy Corporation (UAC) is a global leader in the manufacture of aerospace products. UAC supplies aircraft manufacturers and their subcontractors worldwide and has served the aircraft industry for over four decades. UAC specializes in 2000- and 7000-series alloys and offers a full range of alloys and tempers that can be tailored to a customer’s particular application.

If you are looking to work for a company with an outstanding reputation in the community and globally that offers competitive pay, opportunities for advancement, paid time off, excellent benefits including healthcare, dental, vision, 401(k) company match, and profit sharing, we welcome you to apply today!

What Makes Us STAND OUT

• Medical/Dental/Vision – excellent plans with low premiums
• Life insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance – employer paid
• 401(k) employer match $1 for $1 up to the first 6%
• Profit sharing
• PTO/paid vacation
• 40 hours of anticipated leave per year
• Bereavement leave
• Paid holidays
• Paid lunch and break periods
• Uniform services – employer paid
• Employee referral bonus
• Discretionary bonuses
• Employee rewards & recognition
• Volunteer PTO
• Wellness programs
• EAP and onsite services
• 1:1 financial wellness sessions and education
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development
• Opportunities to advance
• Your safety is our #1 priority
  
  

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Exercise and promote safety
• Assume all tools are hot
• Handle and store chemicals properly
• Know how to use the required tools
• Locate, read and understand all hard card information including alloy, S.O. number and all special instructions for any given lot
• Make TC wires
• Operate the horizontal heat treat (HHT) furnace according to specified metallurgical practices and Process Control Procedures
• Can run a transfer cycle
• Move material on and off table
• Stage material for the cycle
• Use HHT Quench program
• Operate Yokogawa and Historian
• Set and verify recipes on oven controller
• Follow all process control procedures prescribed for the tasks performed with consistency and diligence
• Load and unload product into solution heat treat furnaces in accordance with UAC Standard Practices
• Understand soak times
• Load split loads
• Understand pumps, sprays and spray zones
• Understand defects and what they look like
• Pre-inspect for major defects
• Inform foreman of any quality issues
• Complete and file all required forms and document work
• Fill out inspector forms (crane, quench, non-con)
• Perform minor maintenance and PM’s on the furnace and quench as necessary
• Work in a team-based environment and is accountable to other team members
• Participate in team problem solving and improvement activities
• Support and work to achieve success on team decisions and activities
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: HS diploma, GED or related work experience
• Minimum Experience: 3 months’ experience with comparable job
• Certifications Required: Confined spaces certification; Crane certification; Fall protection certification; Forklift certification; Lock-out/Tag-out certification; Pallet jack certification; Pyrometry certification (certifications completed during new hire orientation)
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Communication Skills: Ability to effectively listen and communicate ideas and thoughts to others; able to assimilate ideas originated by others
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions and decimals
• Reasoning Skills: Ability to carry out and communicate written and/or oral instructions
• Physical Abilities: Regularly required to stand, walk and use hands; must be able to lift 50 pounds at any time during his/her shift; the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
  
  

Working Conditions

• Schedule: 1st shift
  
  

Safety

All UAC employees must know and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries. Employee must understand the PPE and wear it properly.

Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation

UAC is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. UAC is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Human Resources department at 770-479-7230.