How do they match: Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

  • Foundry Worker Apprentice
  • Hot Blast Worker
  • Hot Iron Worker
  • Kettle Worker
  • Muffle Worker
  • Open Hearth Worker
  • Oven Worker
  • Pipe Out Worker
  • Remelt Worker
  • Scruff Worker
  • Tin Recovery Worker

  • Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel.

  • Direct work crews in the cleaning and repair of furnace walls and flooring.
  • Record production data, and maintain production logs.

  • Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment.
  • Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
  • Clean production equipment.
  • Clean materials to prepare them for production.
  • Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
  • Direct operational or production activities.
  • Inspect production equipment.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
  • Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Signal others to coordinate work activities.