**Job Title: Heat Treat Lead** **Job Description** We are seeking an experienced Heat Treat Lead to oversee a team of 1-4 employees within the same department on an assigned work shift, ensuring safety and efficiency. This role involves managing heat treat operations, ensuring furnace accuracy and uniformity, maintaining necessary paperwork, and moving parts on and off pallets. **Responsibilities** + Oversee a team of 1-4 employees on assigned work shifts. + Load and unload furnaces, ensuring process accuracy and uniformity. + Maintain paperwork, logs, records, and files related to heat treat processes. + Read and interpret shop order instructions, specifications, and verbal instructions. + Operate gas flow levers, light flames, and adjust mixtures for desired outcomes. + Guide flames along workpieces to heat and expand metal for specified straightness. + Place workpieces into heating furnaces for specified durations. + Assist with on-the-job training for the heat treat department. + Schedule heat treat production loads. + Conduct furnace probe checks and hardness inspections. + Understand and apply company procedures and work instructions. + Maintain a safe and organized workstation, adhering to all company policies and safety procedures. **Essential Skills** + Experience in heat treat and production lead roles. + Knowledge of metal forging and mechanical processes. + Proficiency with computer systems and hand tools. + Ability to read and interpret simple instructions and correspondence. + Capability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group settings. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + High School Diploma or GED required. + Minimum of 5 years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. **Work Environment** The role is situated within a manufacturing environment and requires working on the 3rd shift from 9:00 PM, Monday onwards. **Why Work Here?** Join a dynamic workplace that values safety, teamwork, and continuous learning. Experience a supportive environment where your skills will be honed and your contributions recognized. Enjoy the opportunity to lead and train others while advancing your career in the heat treat industry. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fontana, California. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $27.16 - $27.16/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Fontana,CA. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Oct 8, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.