Furnace Technician

Are you an experienced Furnace Technician looking for a new career in 2025 with a Major Forging and Engineering company based in Halesowen? If yes, we want to hear from you!

Annual Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 (DOE)
Daily Hours:     Monday – Thursday, 7:30am – 4:00pm; Friday, 7:30am – 3:30pm

Job Description:
We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Furnace Maintenance and Calibration Technician to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the optimal performance and compliance of all furnaces within our facility. Key responsibilities include:

Daily Tasks:

• Check all furnaces are working correctly.
• Ensure all qualified furnaces operate within their specifications and sign off the charts.
• Maintain a daily log reporting the above.
• Attend to and repair any faults that may occur on a furnace.

Weekly Tasks:

• Conduct system accuracy tests (SATS) on all qualified furnaces and document the results.

Monthly Tasks:

• Perform preventative maintenance checks on a rolling program for all furnaces.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Plan and review all furnace instrument calibration, sign certificates, and maintain documentation in a register.
• Manufacture, calibrate, and re-calibrate Type R thermocouples and keep records.
• Replace Type K thermocouples and maintain records.
• Issue calibration certificates for each surveyed furnace and thermocouple, detailing their location, date of issue, and next calibration due.
• Maintain all calibration records meticulously.

Qualifications:

• Preferably Gas Safe certified.
• Electrical bias.
• Must have experience with pyrometry.

Please click APPLY now for this great opportunity as a Furnace Technician!