Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

People in this career often have these skills:

• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
• Confer with others to resolve production problems or equipment malfunctions.
• Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
• Record operational or production data.
• Clear equipment jams.

• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
• Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.
• Load materials into production equipment.
• Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
• Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
• Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
• Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.
• Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
• Direct operational or production activities.
• Replace worn equipment components.
• Clean production equipment.
• Maintain production or processing equipment.
• Lubricate production equipment.

• Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Food Batchmakers

• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

• Machine Feeders and Offbearers

• Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

• Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

• Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

• Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons