How do they match: 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.

  • Remove products from equipment, manually or using hoists, and prepare them for storage, shipment, or additional processing.
  • Feed fuel, such as coal and coke, into fireboxes or onto conveyors, and remove ashes from furnaces, using shovels and buckets.
  • Sprinkle chemicals on the surface of molten metal to bring impurities to surface and remove impurities, using strainers.

  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.