Heat Treating Equipment Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic resume
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Also called flame annealing machine setter, flame hardening machine setter, induction machine setter and metal and plastic heating equipment setter.
$48,750
Median pay a year
14,000
People do this work
6
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Inspecting composite products
Determining production methods
Loading items into ovens
Adjusting oven temperature controls
Operating heating and drying equipment
Signaling others
Reviewing blueprints and instructions
Studying blueprints or instructions
Marking equipment with labels
Cleaning production equipment
Removing products
Mounting attachments or tools
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Heat Treating Equipment Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic
Summary
Heat treating equipment setter operating furnaces and machines to heat-treat metal and plastic objects, adjusting temperatures and times, and instructing new workers on machine operation
Experience
Heat Treating Equipment Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Read production schedules and work orders to know how to heat-treat objects
Set up and operated machines like furnaces and baths to heat-treat metal
Removed parts from furnaces after set times and cooled them in baths
Adjusted controls to keep temperatures and heating times right using gauges
Loaded parts into containers and placed them on conveyors for heating
Examined parts to check if colors matched specifications for heat-treating
Instructed new workers on how to operate machines for heat-treating
Skills
Checking & Planning
Inspecting composite products, Determining production methods, Marking equipment with labels
Hands-On Work
Loading items into ovens, Adjusting oven temperature controls, Operating heating and drying equipment, Cleaning production equipment
Core Skills
Reviewing blueprints and instructions, Studying blueprints or instructions, Driver's license, Signaling others
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Read work orders and schedulesRecorded times for parts removalAdjusted controls for temperaturesStarted conveyors and opened doorsRemoved parts and cooled themInstructed new workers on machines
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Read work orders and production schedules to determine processing sequences and furnace temperatures
Adjusted controls to maintain accurate temperatures and heating times using thermal instruments
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Show how often you read work orders and schedules
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Reviewed work orders and production schedules several times each shift to set processing sequences and furnace temperatures
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Several times each shiftDaily for all production runsEvery time before starting a job
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Mention what improved because you adjusted the controls
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Adjusted controls to maintain accurate temperatures and heating times using thermal instruments
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Ensured parts were heat-treated correctlyReduced errors in temperature settingsImproved overall production quality
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What a Heat Treating Equipment Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Heat Treating Equipment Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$40,660
Median
$48,750
75th percentile
$58,400
About 14,000 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$40,830
$46,920
$52,800
AR
$34,510
$37,590
$49,240
AZ
$45,450
$50,660
$55,680
CA
$47,280
$50,150
$59,560
CO
$48,860
$58,300
$66,790
CT
$37,720
$44,350
$54,380
FL
$39,850
$47,370
$54,010
GA
$40,710
$44,050
$51,320
IA
$40,300
$49,760
$53,060
IL
$38,450
$45,340
$57,780
IN
$34,990
$46,860
$55,310
KS
$39,070
$47,500
$62,220
KY
$38,630
$47,090
$56,160
LA
$33,360
$35,180
$36,130
MA
$45,450
$49,280
$64,240
ME
$43,500
$45,590
$60,890
MI
$47,270
$50,560
$58,290
MN
$38,230
$41,100
$53,990
MO
$47,810
$47,980
$53,100
MS
$36,960
$46,630
$61,580
NC
$37,690
$46,660
$55,780
NE
$38,710
$48,120
$48,830
NH
$46,960
$52,250
$62,890
NJ
$38,780
$49,640
$58,110
NY
$44,510
$52,940
$62,220
OH
$45,560
$52,880
$62,710
OK
$42,570
$51,680
$65,640
OR
$47,650
$60,280
$76,510
PA
$40,260
$48,800
$58,300
SC
$40,020
$46,750
$50,510
TN
$45,110
$54,930
$56,280
TX
$28,210
$41,690
$60,130
UT
$37,830
$47,860
$53,890
VA
$46,730
$55,070
$68,260
WA
$52,560
$61,990
$80,790
WI
$47,930
$49,100
$58,400
WV
$46,930
$56,880
$57,540
Other names
Other names for this job
flame annealing machine setter, flame hardening machine setter, induction machine setter, metal and plastic heating equipment setter, heat treating equipment setters operators and tenders metal and plastic, annealer, annealing furnace operator, annealing furnace tender, annealing oven operator, annealing torch operator, bagger, base draw operator.
More names for this work
batch heat treat operator, batch operator, billet heater, billet heater operator, box annealer, burner, burner machine operator, carbonizer, carburizing furnace operator, case hardener, charger, charger operator, coating line worker, crack off person, cyanide case hardener, cyanide furnace operator, cyanide pot hardener, cyanide pot tender, dental amalgam processor, die hardener, draw fire operator, face hardener, fagot heater, flame hardener, flame hardening machine operator, forge heater, furnace feeder, furnace operator, hardener, heat regulator, heat treat furnace operator, heat treat operator, heat treat technician, heat treater, heat treating bluer, heat treating furnace tender, heat treating operator, hot mill worker, induction heat treater, induction machine operator, melting operator, metal and plastic heater, metal annealer, metal hardener, metal temperer, metal treater, muffle operator, normalizer.
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Heat Treating Equipment Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic
Already yours: Inspecting composite products, Determining production methods, Loading items into ovens
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Median pay
$48,750 a year
What you have not done yet. Adjusting oven temperature controls, Operating heating and drying equipment, Signaling others
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2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$53,750 a year
What you have not done yet. Operating welding equipment, Operating grinding equipment, Measuring product dimensions
This page is about the occupation Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.