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

  • Central Melt Specialist
  • Pipe Recovery Specialist

  • 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.

  • Draw smelted metal samples from furnaces or kettles for analysis, and calculate types and amounts of materials needed to ensure that materials meet specifications.
  • Record production data, and maintain production logs.

  • Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
  • Record operational or production data.