Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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.
- Tasks
- 23 tasks8 core, 15 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-4191.00SOC 2018: 51-4191
What the work is made of
8 core tasks and 15 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.Core taskTask 12087Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 2. Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times.Core taskTask 12088Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 3. Adjust controls to maintain temperatures and heating times, using thermal instruments and charts, dials and gauges of furnaces, and color of stock in furnaces to make setting determinations.Core taskTask 12094Rated by 70 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 4. Start conveyors and open furnace doors to load stock, or signal crane operators to uncover soaking pits and lower ingots into them.Core taskTask 12107Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 5. 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.Core taskTask 12089Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 6. Remove parts from furnaces after specified times, and air dry or cool parts in water, oil brine, or other baths.Core taskTask 12091Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 7. Move controls to light gas burners and to adjust gas and water flow and flame temperature.Core taskTask 12099Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 8. Instruct new workers in machine operation.Core taskTask 12093Rated by 70 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 9. Determine flame temperatures, current frequencies, heating cycles, and induction heating coils needed, based on degree of hardness required and properties of stock to be treated.Supplemental taskTask 12095Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 10. 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.Supplemental taskTask 12090Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 11. Examine parts to ensure metal shades and colors conform to specifications, using knowledge of metal heat-treating.Supplemental taskTask 12104Rated by 70 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 12. Set and adjust speeds of reels and conveyors for prescribed time cycles to pass parts through continuous furnaces.Supplemental taskTask 12112Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 13. Load parts into containers and place containers on conveyors to be inserted into furnaces, or insert parts into furnaces.Supplemental taskTask 12096Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 14. Test parts for hardness, using hardness testing equipment, or by examining and feeling samples.Supplemental taskTask 12102Rated by 70 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 15. Signal forklift operators to deposit or extract containers of parts into and from furnaces and quenching rinse tanks.Supplemental taskTask 12101Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 16. Mount workpieces in fixtures, on arbors, or between centers of machines.Supplemental taskTask 12097Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 17. Reduce heat when processing is complete to allow parts to cool in furnaces or machinery.Supplemental taskTask 12100Rated by 70 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 18. Mount fixtures and industrial coils on machines, using hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 12113Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 19. Heat billets, bars, plates, rods, and other stock to specified temperatures preparatory to forging, rolling, or processing, using oil, gas, or electrical furnaces.Supplemental taskTask 12108Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 20. Position stock in furnaces, using tongs, chain hoists, or pry bars.Supplemental taskTask 12092Rated by 70 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 21. Repair, replace, and maintain furnace equipment as needed, using hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 12106Rated by 70 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 22. Clean oxides and scales from parts or fittings, using steam sprays or chemical and water baths.Supplemental taskTask 12109Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 23. Stamp heat-treatment identification marks on parts, using hammers and punches.Supplemental taskTask 12111Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-4191
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