1. Plan, execute, and monitor heat treatment processes, particularly solutionizing of aluminium aerospace components.
2. Develop and optimize solutionizing parameters including temperature, soaking time, heating rate, and quenching conditions.
3. Operate and monitor heat treatment furnaces, quenching systems, and associated equipment.
4. Prepare heat treatment load plans, including component loading, fixturing, segregation, and traceability.
5. Ensure heat treatment processes are carried out according to customer specifications, drawings, process sheets, AMS/ASTM standards, and OEM requirements.
6. Monitor furnace parameters and maintain accurate temperature charts, process records, and batch documentation.
7. Conduct process validation and qualification for new or modified heat treatment cycles.
8. Analyze heat treatment results such as hardness, mechanical properties, distortion, and microstructural characteristics.
9. Investigate heat treatment-related issues such as hardness variation, distortion, quenching problems, overheating, under-treatment, and microstructural abnormalities.
10. Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions for process deviations.
11. Coordinate with Quality, Production, Engineering, and Maintenance teams to resolve process-related issues.
12. Ensure proper calibration and verification of furnaces, thermocouples, temperature controllers, and measuring equipment.
13. Maintain complete process traceability and heat treatment documentation for aerospace components.
14. Support customer and quality audits related to heat treatment processes and records.
15. Ensure compliance with AS9100, aerospace quality requirements, safety procedures, and applicable heat treatment standards.
16. Identify opportunities for cycle-time reduction, energy efficiency, process improvement, and reduction of rejection/rework.
17. Train and guide operators on heat treatment procedures, furnace loading, process parameters, safety, and documentation.
18. Support development and implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and process control plans.