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

  • Automated Process Operator
  • Channel Process Plant Operator
  • Cupola Worker
  • Flow Worker
  • Insulation Processor
  • Kettle Worker
  • Limehouse Worker
  • Nitrate Processor

  • 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.

  • Direct crane operators and crew members to load vessels with materials to be processed.
  • Examine or test samples of processed substances, or collect samples for laboratory testing, to ensure conformance to specifications.
  • Load equipment receptacles or conveyors with material to be processed, by hand or using hoists.
  • Melt or refine metal before casting, calculating required temperatures, and observe metal color, adjusting controls as necessary to maintain required temperatures.
  • Read and interpret work orders and instructions 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.
  • 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.

  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
  • 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.
  • Skim impurities from molten metal.