How do they match: Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

  • Cupola Worker
  • Flow Worker
  • Kettle Worker
  • Limehouse Worker

  • 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.

  • Remove products from equipment, manually or using hoists, and prepare them for storage, shipment, or additional processing.
  • Calculate amounts of materials to be loaded into furnaces, adjusting amounts as necessary for specific conditions.
  • 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.
  • Load equipment receptacles or conveyors with material to be processed, by hand or using hoists.
  • Read and interpret work orders and instructions to determine work assignments, process specifications, and production schedules.
  • Sprinkle chemicals on the surface of molten metal 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.
  • Weigh or measure specified amounts of ingredients or materials for processing, using devices such as scales and calipers.

  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.