How do they match: Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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

  • Metal and Plastic Heater
  • Metal and Plastic Heating Equipment Setter
  • Metal Annealer
  • Metal Hardener
  • Metal Temperer
  • Metal Treater
  • Scarf and Anneal Operator

  • 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.

  • Clean oxides and scales from parts or fittings, using steam sprays or chemical and water baths.
  • Determine types and temperatures of baths and quenching media needed to attain specified part hardness, toughness, and ductility, using heat-treating charts and knowledge of methods, equipment, and metals.
  • Examine parts to ensure metal shades and colors conform to specifications, using knowledge of metal heat-treating.
  • Set up and operate or tend machines, such as furnaces, baths, flame-hardening machines, and electronic induction machines, that harden, anneal, and heat-treat metal.

  • Determine metal or plastic production methods.
  • Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.