Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities, such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

Job Task

• Examine or test samples of processed substances, or collect samples for laboratory testing, in order to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Load equipment receptacles or conveyors with material to be processed, by hand or using hoists.
• Monitor equipment operation, gauges, and panel lights in order to detect deviations from standards.
• Press and adjust controls in order to activate, set, and regulate equipment according to specifications.
• Read and interpret work orders and instructions in order to determine work assignments, process specifications, and production schedules.
• Remove products from equipment, manually or using hoists, and prepare them for storage, shipment, or additional processing.
• Stop equipment and clear blockages or jams, using fingers, wire, or hand tools.
• Weigh or measure specified amounts of ingredients or materials for processing, using devices such as scales and calipers.
• Calculate amounts of materials to be loaded into furnaces, adjusting amounts as necessary for specific conditions.
• Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, using scrapers, solvents, air hoses, oil, and hand tools.
• Confer with supervisors or other equipment operators in order to report equipment malfunctions or to resolve production problems.
• Direct crane operators and crew members to load vessels with materials to be processed.
• Feed fuel, such as coal and coke, into fireboxes or onto conveyors, and remove ashes from furnaces, using shovels and buckets.
• Melt or refine metal before casting, calculating required temperatures; and observe metal color and adjust controls as necessary in order to maintain required temperatures.
• Record gauge readings, test results, and shift production in log books.
• Replace worn or defective equipment parts, using hand tools.
• Sprinkle chemicals on the surface of molten metal in order to bring impurities to surface and remove impurities, using strainers.
• Transport materials and products to and from work areas, manually or using carts, handtrucks, or hoists.

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