Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
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.
168 alternate job titles:
Arc and Argon Oxygen Decarburization Melter (ARC and AOD Melter)
Automatic Furnace Operator
Backbreaker
Bessemer Converter Blower
Bessemer Converter Operator
Bessemer Regulator
Blade Bender Furnace Tender
Blast Furnace Blower
Blast Furnace Keeper
Blast Furnace Operator
Blast Furnace Tender
Blower Operator
Burner
Burner Tender
Cadmium Burner
Central Melt Specialist
Charge Operator
Charger
Charger Operator
Charging Machine Operator
Coke Burner
Coke Drawer
Condenser Setter
Control Room Operator
Converter
Converter Operator
Converter Skimmer
Cooler Operator
Copper Tapper
Cover Operator
Crucible Furnace Tender
Cupola Melter
Cupola Operator
Cupola Tender
Desilverizer
Electric Arc Furnace Operator
Electric Furnace Operator
Electric Melt Operator
Fettler
Fire Regulator
Flux Plant Operator
Flux Tube Attendant
Furnace Charger
Furnace Checker
Furnace Door Tender
Furnace Filler
Furnace Firer
Furnace Hand
Furnace Keeper
Furnace Loader
Furnace Operator
Furnace Puncher
Furnace Roaster
Furnace Tapper
Gas Reverser
Gas Tender
Hearth Feeder
Hot Baller
Hot Blast Worker
Hot Car Charger
Hot Iron Worker
Hot Metal Car Operator
Hot Metal Charger
Induction Furnace Operator
Ingot Passer
Iron Caster
Iron Founder
Iron Melter
Kettle Skimmer
Kettle Worker
Kiln Burner
Kiln Firer
Kiln Operator
Kiln Packer
Kiln Tender
Lead Furnace Operator
Lead Refiner
Lead Shop Operator
Leveler
Manganese Heater
Melt Down Furnace Operator
Melt Room Operator
Melter
Melting Furnace Skimmer
Melting Operator
Metal Furnace Operator
Metal Melter
Metal Off Bearer
Metal Reclamation Kettle Tender
Metal Refiner
Metal Roaster
Metal Smelter
Muffle Worker
Muffler Hand
Muffler Tender
Oil Burner
Oil Burner Journeyman
Open Hearth Furnace Operator
Open Hearth Melter
Open Hearth Worker
Operating Technician (Operating Tech)
Ore Charger
Ore Dryer
Ore Roaster
Ore Smelter
Ore Storage Drier
Oven Heater
Oven Operator
Oven Tender
Oven Worker
Oxygen Furnace Operator
Pig Furnace Operator
Pig Machine Operator
Pipe Out Worker
Pipe Recovery Specialist
Plunger
Poler
Pot Feeder
Pot Filler
Pot Operator
Pot Puller
Pot Puncher
Pot Room Tapper
Pot Tender
Puddler
Pull Up Hand
Puller Out
Puncher
Pusher Runner
Pyrometer Operator
Rabbler
Reclamation Furnace Operator
Reduction Furnace Operator
Refiner
Reheat Furnace Operator
Remelt Worker
Remelter
Residue Furnace Operator
Retort Cooler
Retort Fireman
Retort Furnace Operator
Retort Loader
Retort Pre-Cooker
Reverberatory Furnace Operator
Roaster
Rodman
Ross Furnace Operator
Rotary Furnace Operator
Rotary Kiln Operator
Scrap Charger
Scrap Kettle Tender
Scruff Worker
Sinter Machine Operator
Skimmer
Slag Skimmer
Slagger
Smelter
Smelter Charger
Smelter Operator
Steel Melter
Stirrer
Stove Tender
Tin Recovery Worker
Topper
Vacuum Melter
Vessel Operator
Zinc Furnace Charger
Zinc Skimmer
Salary Information
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders: $55,770 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production. | General |
| Collect samples of materials or products for testing. | General |
| Place materials into molds. | General |
| Record operational or production data. | General |
| Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment. | General |
| Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes. | General |
| Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow. | General |
| Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow. | General |
| Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment. | General |
| Inspect production equipment. | General |
| Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment. | General |
| Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions. | General |
| Skim impurities from molten metal. | General |
| Load materials into production equipment. | General |
| Ignite fuel to activate heating equipment. | General |
| Direct operational or production activities. | General |
| Clean materials to prepare them for production. | General |
| Clean production equipment. | General |
| Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions. | Maintenance |
| Signal others to coordinate work activities. | Management |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Process control software | Industrial control software |
| Production tracking system software | Inventory management software |
| Process safety management software | Data base user interface and query software |
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