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Heat Treatment Operative

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Heat treatment operatives operate the equipment used to prepare materials such as metals and glass for use in products in the aircraft, car, defence, offshore and mining industries.

Heat treatment involves heating or chilling, normally to extreme temperatures, to achieve hardening or softening of the materials.

They are sometimes called furnace operators.

The Work

You could be:

Pay

The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:

Starting salary for a trainee heat treatment operative is around £18,000. With experience they can earn between £24,000 and £30,000 a year. Bonuses and extra pay for shift work are common.

Conditions

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Getting In

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2022
697
0.3 %
RISE
2027
699
  United Kingdom
2022
11050
0.7 %
RISE
2027
11130

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What Does it Take?

You need to be:

You need to have:

Training

Getting On

With experience, you might move on to be a supervisor.

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Career Area

Engineering

Career Sectors

Aeronautical Engineering

Chemical and Materials Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (including Fabrication and Welding)

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Offshore and Energy