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KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL, INC. Furnace Technician 2 in VANCOUVER, Washington
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION The Furnace Technician 2 will load, run, and monitor furnaces. Their responsibilities include performing minor maintenance and troubleshooting issues with furnaces. The technician will also be responsible to understand production priorities, and work to reduce bottlenecks. They will implement statistical process control methods, track product quality, and make improvements as directed. They will also be required to operate additional equipment such as powder compacting presses, sand blaster, and precision scales. Must have strong troubleshooting skills and knowledge of a variety of machining processes. Be able to work with engineering on specific test, able to work independently on engineering projects that pertain to production improvements. Perform lightly maintenance on equipment.
REQUIREMENTS High school diploma or equivalent required. Requires a minimum of 2 years - 5 year of similar industrial experience. The task requires turning, bending, and twisting frequently.
Ability to read, write and comprehend verbal as well as written instructions in English. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide all units of measure including common and decimal fractions. 20/20 corrected vision - varies by division.
Ability to grab small parts or hand tools with hands. Eligible to work in an ITAR environment.
Standing or sitting for extended periods.
Able to lift or push up to 51 pounds.
Available to work on weekends & holidays as well as additional shifts from time to time as the furnace needs to be maintained round the clock. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Load/Unload parts as per furnace loading instructions. Prepare furnace for running. Take readings on furnace and record.
- Recognize and troubleshoot furnace issues. Perform minor maintenance on furnaces.
- Understand production priorities. Identify priority issues and bring to the attention of management and implement changes as needed.
- Understand SPC and improvement techniques, track product quality, recognize quality issues, take corrective action, implement, and assist improvement initiatives.
- Be proficient using other production equipment in the area, such as powder presses, proficient with measuring tools, including micrometers, calipers, and pyrometers.
- Very proficient at making records and entering data as well as ability to read engineering drawings. Perform data entry in Excel and other software such as SAP.
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QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; frequently