Induction Heat Operator Career Guide | How to Become an Induction Heat Operator

Induction Heat Operator Overview

Induction Heat Operator Job Description:

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.

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.
Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.
Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times.

Technologies and Skills Used by Induction Heat Operators

Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions