Furnace Technician

VPE Thermal, a subsidiary of Vacuum Process Engineering, is a world-renowned leader in compact heat exchanger design and manufacturing. Our company serves a wide range of industries with commercial products including power generation, chemical processing, oil/gas, nuclear and renewable energy with state-of-the-art heat exchangers. In addition to commercial products, we maintain a strong culture of internal R&D with exciting projects using cutting edge manufacturing technology and design/analysis tools to invent the heat exchangers of tomorrow. Our current team at VPE Thermal is offering an opportunity for a furnace technician with a strong practical background. As an addition to the team, you will have the opportunity to learn from experts in the field with decades of experience and draw on your own background to contribute to projects that result in heat exchangers that power the world.

Job Description:

As a furnace technician at VPE Thermal, your primary role will be operating the diffusion bonding furnaces per the specifications provided by the engineering departments for manufacturing production heat exchanger designs. This job includes the following tasks:

• Receives and stages parts with understanding of work as outlined in travelers and drawings
• Assembles furnace load including platen selection/inspection, separator sheets installation, measurements for part centering, and thermocouple instrumentation
• Loads and unloads assembled furnace runs with process documentation in furnace logbook
• Communicates run status with scheduling department to reflect actual production cadence
• Operates the furnace with detailed understanding of the data presented on the HMI to make real-time decisions and adjustments
• Understands the furnace design at a high level and principles of operation to communicate with engineering and maintenance to maximize uptime and productivity

Required Experience:

• More than four years of experience working in an industrial setting
• Ability to interpret work instructions, schematics, and technical documentation
• Prior experience operating high-temperature vacuum furnaces for heat treatment, brazing, or diffusion bonding
• General knowledge of high voltage power electronics and low voltage controls and instrumentation
• General knowledge of mechanical systems to perform basic preventive maintenance
• Ability to interface with other departments including engineering, scheduling, and production

Desired Experience:

• Associates degree or certification in mechanics, electronics, manufacturing, etc.
• More than two years working in a high-paced manufacturing environment
• Prior work experience in ISO9001/AS9100 environment

VPE Thermal, a growth world leader in microchannel heat exchanger design and manufacturing serves many global industries including power generation, chemical processing, oil/gas, nuclear and renewable energy. We foster a strong culture of R&D, design, manufacturing and analysis to meet tomorrow’s heat exchanger challenges.