Heat Treating Equipment Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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.

Metalworking & Plasticworking

51-4191

High risk job tasks associated with this job

• Degrease metal
• Generate plastic dusts or powders (Plexiglas or polyvinyl chloride)
• Heat plastics--polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, or polypropylene
• Heat, machine, or spray lead products