Vallourec

Heat Treat Operator

Vallourec  •  Houston, TX (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Your Day-to-Day Impact

  • Set up and operate equipment, such as furnaces, Quench, photo eyes, flame-hardening machines, and electronic induction machines that harden, anneal, and heat-treat metal.
  • Determine types and temperatures of quenching media needed to attain specified part hardness, toughness, and ductility, using heat-treating charts and knowledge of methods, equipment, and metals.
  • Reading and understanding gauges, dials, or other indicators to ensure equipment is properly running.
  • Adherence to API and quality standards
  • Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Participation in level 1 maintenance, preventative maintenance, and 5S
  • Entering and validating data manually as well as using a computer
  • Adherence to corporate policies, procedures, practices and specifications.
  • Adherence to department policies, procedures, practices and specifications.
  • Adherence to OSHA safety standards, and departmental Lock out Tag out policies
  • Operate overhead, and floor crane
  • Operate forklift and scissor lift
  • Work in confined spaces for equipment maintenance
  • Perform all other tasks assigned
  • Report all discrepancies to department supervisor

What You Bring

We’re looking for candidates who are sharp, safety-focused, and ready to roll up their sleeves:

  • Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner
  • Gathers and analyzes information skillfully
  • Develops alternative solutions
  • Works well in group problem solving situations
  • Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics
  • Observes safety and security procedures
  • Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines
  • Reports potentially unsafe conditions
  • Uses equipment and materials properly
  • Must be able to lift maximum 40lbs
  • Read, write, and communicate clearly in the English language
  • Willing to work rotating 8-12 hour shifts, weekends, and holidays
  • Basic math skills
  • Computer skills
  • Work in outside environment conditions.

What You’ll Gain

The bullet points in this section should remain permanent across all BC Level postings.

· Get paid for what you know — and earn more as you learn more

· Opportunities to work on cutting-edge equipment

· A culture that values your input and celebrates improvement

· Real growth potential in a stable, essential industry

· Climate-controlled crane cab

· Overtime opportunities (as business needs require)

Benefits That Include

· Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

· Company-Paid Life Insurance & Short/Long-Term Disability

· Profit Sharing: Up to 4%

· 401(k): Company match of 4.5% with no vesting period

· Paid Parental Leave for birthing and non-birthing parents, including adoptions

· Paid Holidays: 10 days, plus 1 personal floating holiday

· Paid Vacation Time

· Discretionary Performance-Based Bonus Program

· Tuition Reimbursement

Safety isn’t negotiable, it’s who we are. Every spark, every shift, and every decision is guided by a commitment that goes well beyond compliance. We don’t cut corners; we set the standard. That means clear expectations, continuous training, and shared accountability at every level. Protecting our people is more than a priority, it’s a promise we make to every colleague, every day.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Vallourec

About Vallourec

Vallourec provides benchmark tubular solutions for the energy sector and for some of the most demanding industrial applications. Its offer ranges from oil and gas wells in extreme conditions to high-performance mechanical equipment, as well as solutions for hydrogen, CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage), geothermal and solar energy markets.

Specialized in the most complex applications, we rely on 4 main R&D centers worldwide and 380 researchers to maintain our technological leadership and meet our customers’ requirements.

Our expertise across the entire steel production chain from start to finish guarantees the quality of our products. The Group offers a wide range of tubes for petrochemical installations (refineries), for mechanical engineering applications (hydraulic cylinders, machine tools), for the automotive industry, for construction (stadiums, other complex buildings and structures) and for various other industrial sectors.

We pursue a local development strategy in order to offer solutions close to our customers. Vallourec’s Code of Ethics, deployed throughout the company, reflects our commitment to conduct relationships with its stakeholders, customers and employees in a spirit of mutual respect.

We follow an approach of sustainable development in our activities by offering solutions that allow a responsible use of resources, and by improving its own energy efficiency.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Meudon, FR
Year Founded
Unknown
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