Manufacturing Chemical Process Operator III 12-hour day shift

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload the furnaces.
• Monitor computerized controls involving temperatures, pressures, chemical flow rates, and gas flow rates to critical process parameters.
• Perform and document the operation of the furnaces.
• Ensure the integrity of the vacuum systems by conducting vacuum leak checks and performing periodic preventative maintenance.
• Troubleshoot furnace problems, rebuild or replace furnace components as needed.
• Ensure adequate gas and chemical levels, according to procedures, for correct operations.
• Replace tanks as needed.
• Set up and separate product.
• Enter quality data by furnace and heat results and monitor graph results.
• Act as Emergency Responder within the Coating Department.
• Commitment to working safely and understand all safety procedures.
• Deviations in routine are handled according to operating procedures and/or work instructions.
• Follow inspection control plan, assuring product is processed according to proper routings, specifications and the quantity and style are correct.
• Work to meet daily departmental production goals.
• Be reliable and dependable.
• Communicate safety, quality and product issues with supervisor, team members and across shifts.

Requirements

Work environment involves potentially dangerous conditions with combustible chemicals and high temperature furnaces; employees must become Hazmat trained. Room is temperature and humidity controlled with dust collection system. Safety glasses with side shields and safety shoes required. Self-contained breathing apparatus available for furnace malfunction. Environment monitored for hazardous gases. Noise levels not over 85 dB for more than eight hours on a time‑weighted average; hearing protection recommended and incumbent placed in a hearing preservation program.

Physical demands: frequent standing, 8+ hours per 12‑hr period of intermittent walking, occasional reaching, bending, kneeling and squatting with break opportunities; climbing a three‑foot step stool and stretching in awkward positions; normal strength to assemble/disassemble furnace sections and lift objects averaging 20 lb (up to 33 lb). Must pass a Respirator Medical Evaluation and participate on the Plant Emergency SCBA response team for gas emergencies; obtain clearance from the Department of Homeland Security to work in the CVD department; self‑contained breathing apparatus required for specific tasks.

Skills

• Understand oral and written procedures and instructions.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
• Ability to use a 30X scope.
• Ability to use a personal computer and various software such as SAP MII, locate information in QMS, and on the Kennametal Intranet for procedures and work instructions.
• Ability to handle inserts with fingers without chipping.
• Effective communication with supervisors and co‑workers.
• Mechanical skills to rebuild and replace furnace components as needed.
• Ability to read and understand operating procedures, defect criteria