Manufacturing Chemical Process Operator II - Entry-US

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With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Manufacturing Chemical Process Operator II

2nd shift-  Mon/Fri, 3pm - 11pm 

Job Purpose:

• Operates gas heated atmosphere, hardening, and tempering furnaces for the heat treating of a wide variety of products. Receives and stores a variety of forgings and enters them into system. Conducts final inspection of products.
• Accountable for operating automatic and/or manual equipment to process batches of bulk materials/ingredients in accordance with operating procedures including
• Operating chemical or mechanical batch process equipment (e.g., mixers, grinders, filter presses, dryers, filtering equipment, furnaces, coolers, pressure chambers, chemical reaction tanks, etc.)
• Performing quality control analyses as required to complete in-process batches and identifying variations from standards
• Participating in training for hazardous material handling and emergency procedures. 

Knowledge and Experience:

• Must have a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma;
• Completion of basic math, blueprint reading and gauge-reading training; and,
• Ability to understand written and oral instructions and communicate with supervisors and coworkers
• A forklift operators license 
• Confined space certification
• Basic Computer Skills 

Key Job Acountabilities: 

• Perform pre-operation checks for machines. Perform safety inspections required for individual machines and associated equipment. (i.e., furnaces, grinder)
• Heat treats and tempers various metal products and parts.
• Monitors Heat Treat furnace safety and operating instruments and control panels.
• Perform grinding, blasting, dipping, labeling, reporting, packing, clipping operations as needed to support production
•  Perform Magnaflux and Rockwell tests as required.
• Operate a fork lift to transport materials from inside and outside the plant to and from work stations and storage areas.
• Receives and stores incoming components, track, handle, and inspect out source heat treating.
•  Inspect finished tools visually and with the use of gauges, micrometers, calipers, etc.

Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer