Position Summary
NCW is seeking an experienced Heat Treat Engineer for a manufacturing facility in Columbus, IN. This is a hands-on, floor-focused engineering role responsible for owning and improving heat treatment processes, with a primary focus on carburizing, tempering, and induction heat treating. The Heat Treat Engineer will work closely with furnace operators, technicians, engineering, quality, and production teams tomaintainstable processes, troubleshoot issues, and ensure components meet required specifications.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and support heat treatment processes including carburizing, tempering, induction hardening, and related thermal processing operations.
- Troubleshoot furnace performance, atmosphere controls, temperatures, cycle times, recipes, and other critical heat-treat process parameters.
- Monitor and improve heat-treat processes tomaintainconsistent hardness, case depth, material properties, and overall product quality.
- Providehands-on technical guidance and support to furnace operators, helping troubleshoot process issues, andestablishingproper operating practices.
- Partner with the Heat Treat Technician, engineering, quality, maintenance, and production teams toidentifyroot causes and resolve equipment or process-related problems.
- Develop, optimize, andmaintainheat-treat parameters and process standards while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional heat-treat engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with carburizing and industrial heat-treatment processes.
- Experience with tempering, induction heat treating/hardening, and furnace operations.
- Strong understanding of furnace controls, atmosphere control, temperature profiles, heat-treat cycles, and process troubleshooting.
- Ability to diagnose heat-treat process issues and provide technical direction to furnace operators and production personnel.
- Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills within a manufacturing environment.
Schedule & Compensation
- Monday-Friday | 8:00 AM - $5:00 PM | Flexible
- $90,000 - $110,000 per year, based on experience
Job Type & Application Period
- Full-Time | Direct Hire position
- This position will remain open until filled
Benefits
- Benefit details have not been provided at this time.Eligible benefits will be discussed directly with the employer during the hiring process
Employer Information
This position is being recruited by NCW on behalf of a client company. All hiring decisions will be made by the employer. NCW partners with organizations nationwide to connect top talent with opportunities across construction, manufacturing, warehousing & distribution, and engineering industries.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to protected statusin accordance withapplicable laws.
