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Heat treatment furnace operator jobs in Finland

Heat treatment furnace operators monitor the process of heat treatment of castings. They control the treatment furnaces and direct all activities of furnace operation, including the interpretation of computer data, temperature measurement and adjustment, and loading vessels. They control the chemicothermal treatment of castings in order to reach the standards.

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Heat treatment furnace operator – how much is the pay in Finland?

What the trade paid in 2024

Hourly earnings in Finland 2024 — occupation group 7223 Metal working machine tool setters and operators, Statistics Finland table 15az, CC BY 4.0.
Median18.51 €/h
Bottom tenth14.37 €/h
Top tenth24.18 €/h
Employees13,244

Pay by sex, 2024

Median hourly earnings by sex in Finland 2024 — occupation group 7223 Metal working machine tool setters and operators, Statistics Finland table 15az, CC BY 4.0.
SexMedianEmployees
Women16.45 €/h827
Men18.66 €/h12,417

Heat treatment furnace operator - Which skills are essential?

Implement safety programmes to comply with national laws and legislation. Ensure that equipment and processes are compliant with safety regulations.

Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

Document and share well results in a transparent way; communicate results to business partners, auditors, collaborating teams and internal management.

Monitor quality standards in manufacturing and finishing process.

Remove materials from the furnace using a crane, a conveyor, by tilting the furnace, or using other methods.

Operate or tend furnaces such as gas, oil, electric to heat treat castings in order to reach the correct mechanical properties. Adjust furnace controls to heat parts the prescribed time to the right temperature.

Performs tasks conscientiously and effectively, taking into account all their aspects, no matter how detailed they are.

Ensure health and safety of personnel during manufacturing process.

Load materials in furnace with correct positioning, fastening and levelling when needed.

Maintain system logs or manuals to document equipment testing and operation.

Ensure safety of site personnel; supervise correct use of protective equipment and clothing; understand and implement safety procedures.

Prepare technical reports that describe results and processes of scientific or technical research, or assess its progress. These reports help researchers to keep up to date with recent findings.

Analyse and process information and data, and subsequently formulate the results in a written report.

Log furnace time and production data.

Heat treatment furnace operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?

Extract exportable data from multiple sources.

Identify, report and repair equipment damage and malfunctions; communicate with field representatives and manufacturers to obtain repair and replacement components.

Oversee the data presented by a gauge concerning the measurement of pressure, temperature, thickness of a material, and others.

Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.

Verify incident information, complete reporting requirements and report to management and relevant site personnel, in order to enable follow-up and future prevention.

Monitor the performance of heavy-duty equipment. Record troubleshooting, ensure that all operations comply with safety and health requirements.

Follow written directions in order to perform a task or carry out a step-by-step procedure.

The relevant chemical processes used in manufacture, such as purification, seperation, emulgation and dispergation processing.

Offer help and advice to service technicians in case of machine malfunctions and other repair tasks.

Metal processes linked to the different types of metal, such as casting processes, heat treatment processes, repair processes and other metal manufacturing processes.

Conduct routine maintenance on equipment. Recognise and identify minor defects in equipment and make repairs if appropriate.

Provide clients with the appropriate technical documents such as manuals, technical reports, metallurgical investigations, etc.

Create and document procedures and metadata definitions.

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Sources

Wage data: Statistics Finland, wage structure statistics, table 15az, year 2024. Read 2.10.2026. Licence CC BY 4.0.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

How we calculated these figures