Job Description

With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 10,000 employees are helping customers in more than 60 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated nearly $2.4 billion in revenues in fiscal 2019. Learn more at . Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Manual Chemical Process Operator II

Orwell, OH

Shift: 12-hour Nights, Rotation B: 6:40PM - 6:40AM

Job Summary: 

Operate PVD coating furnaces to coat carbide and Cermet inserts.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Load and unload fixtures with product into furnaces.
• Ensure that the product is set up correctly and sufficiently clean.
• Enter product weights and desired coating cycle information and other related data into computer as required. Start and monitor the coating process.
• Properly clean fixtures and base plates between heats.
• Ensure adequate gas supply.
• Replace gas tanks as needed.
• Ensure targets and melts are adequate to run the process being loaded.
• Perform test on standards to ensure coating thickness and adhesion are within specifications.
• Perform batch cleanings at proper intervals.
• Operate other equipment including parts blaster, as needed.
• Will be responsible for setting up and separating product.
• Keep area and equipment clean.

Education and Experience:

• Must have High School diploma or GED.
• 2 year technical degree preferred.

Work Environment: Controlled temperatures and humidity room. Dust collection and system in place. Safety glasses with side shields required. Safety Shoes Required. Self-contained breathing apparatus available in case of furnace malfunction. Environment monitored for hazardous gases. Noise levels not over eighty-five db for more than eight hours on a time weighted average. Hearing protection recommended and incumbent placed in a hearing preservation program.

Physical Demands: Approximately eight hours standing with two break opportunities per eight hour work period. Intermittent walking, reaching, sitting and bending. Lifting insert trays weighing no more than thirty-three (33) pounds.

Problem Solving: Incumbents are responsible for the furnace performance. Job duties are performed with latitude. Supervisors must be notified of any deviation from operating procedures. Solve furnace related problems by using learned knowledge and reasoning skills and by consulting supervisors and co-workers.

As part of our core values, Kennametal is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all people. We are an Equal Opportunity employer.

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