Field Heat Treatment Technician

A primary role of the field heat treatment technician is to set up and perform controlled heat treating to offset the high-temperature effects of welding.

Specific tasks encompassed in the field heat treatment technician occupation include the following:

• safe work practices and training (Industrial First Aid, H2S, Confined Space, CSTS, WHIMIS, Working at Heights, Fall Protection, etc.),
• the loading, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance of heat-treating equipment,
• fastening, securing or welding thermocouples (using capacitor discharge units) to work piece,
• installing and removing thermal heating pads, electrical resistance heaters, induction coils, and insulation,
• utilizing hand tools and some light power tools,
• lifting up to 25 kg,
• distributing and connecting secondary power cables to heating elements and thermocouples,
• controlling and monitoring measurement equipment, instruments, digital process controllers and computer operating systems,
• operating portable and/or mobile control systems, including generators, and
• identifying, analyzing, and interpreting codes and quality control programs for heat treatment applications.