Kiln/Furnace Tech I

About the role

It's exciting to work for a company that makes the world measurably better. We're committed to bringing safety, quality, and customer focus to the business of advanced ceramics manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining kiln performance through performing and documenting accurate kiln and/or furnace firing operations, kiln/furnace maintenance and loading and unloading of kilns and/or furnaces.
• Under moderate supervision, performs and documents kiln and/or furnace operations following approved work instructions and established department procedures for efficient use of kiln and/or furnace capacity.
• Takes incremental readings and maintains firing within specifications for all kiln and/or furnaces.
• Monitors and makes corrections to kiln and/or furnace push timing utilizing computer software as required.
• Restarts the kiln and/or furnaces in the event of a power outage or when surge occurs as required.
• Performs routine basic maintenance operations on kiln and/or furnaces as required.
• Corrects firing related issues through sandblasting, grinding or other method as needed; notifies appropriate personnel of corrections.
• Notifies lead, supervisor or engineer in the event of issues or concerns regarding kiln and/or furnace equipment or product condition.
• Manually pushes or pulls heavy kiln cars in and out of kilns as needed.
• Loads and unloads product for kiln and/or furnaces up to 80% of the time as needed.
• Responsible for rebuilding kiln cars including replacing bricking, wheels and bearings per departmental needs.
• Tracks kiln and/or furnace furniture quality including inventories, reconfiguring and reloading as required; may include visual and dimensional inspection of refractories, beams and SiC plates.
• Assists and/or performs in any and all areas as assigned.
• May work any and all shifts/days as required.

Requirements

• Education: High School diploma, GED or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum of 6 months manufacturing/work experience.
• Knowledgeable in the basic fundamentals of loading ceramics to ensure proper loading of a wide variety of materials and part configurations.
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills, great attention to detail, and good verbal and written communication skills required.
• Must have basic math and computer skills.
• Forklift certification as required by department or facility.
• Must be able to work with a diverse variety of people from different cultures and backgrounds.