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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4051.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,840.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
Currently, there are 17,730 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders”.

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Tasks for “Hot Car Charger”

Scrape accumulations of metal oxides from floors, molds, and crucibles, and sift and store them for reclamation.
Direct work crews in the cleaning and repair of furnace walls and flooring.
Remove impurities from the surface of molten metal, using strainers.
Operate controls to move or discharge metal workpieces from furnaces.
Drain, transfer, or remove molten metal from furnaces, and place it into molds, using hoists, pumps, or ladles.
Kindle fires, and shovel fuel and other materials into furnaces or onto conveyors by hand, with hoists, or by directing crane operators.
Prepare material to load into furnaces, including cleaning, crushing, or applying chemicals, by using crushing machines, shovels, rakes, or sprayers.
Observe air and temperature gauges or metal color and fluidity, and turn fuel valves or adjust controls to maintain required temperatures.
Inspect furnaces and equipment to locate defects and wear.
Record production data, and maintain production logs.
Weigh materials to be charged into furnaces, using scales.
Draw smelted metal samples from furnaces or kettles for analysis, and calculate types and amounts of materials needed to ensure that materials meet specifications.
Sprinkle chemicals over molten metal to bring impurities to the surface.
Regulate supplies of fuel and air, or control flow of electric current and water coolant to heat furnaces and adjust temperatures.
Observe operations inside furnaces, using television screens, to ensure that problems do not occur.

Related Technology & Tools

Air gauges
Oxygen lances
Ladle refining furnaces
Foundry treatment ladles
Electric induction furnaces
Scrap charging buckets
Pivoting conveyors
Control computers
Fluid flow meters
Pressure gauges
Channel induction furnaces
Foundry overhead cranes
Oil furnaces
Removable crucible furnaces
Wheeled forklifts
Hearing protection plugs
Coreless induction furnaces
Coal furnaces
Foundry transfer ladles
Evaporative cooling systems
Digital thermometers
Foundry shovels
Helium leak detectors
Digital ammeters
Heat reflective gloves
Holding conveyors
Foundry molds
Protective respirators
Power hoists
Blast furnaces
Digital voltmeters
Argon purging systems
Industrial safety glasses
Scissor lifts
Industrial vacuum pumps
Open-hearth furnaces
Digital wattmeters
Slag crushing machines
Conveyor belt systems
Feed scales
Chemical protection goggles
Closed circuit television monitors
Electric arc furnaces
Rheostats
Sprayers
Basic oxygen furnaces
Vacuum furnaces
Foundry casting ladles
Vibratory conveyors
Pyrometers
Drying systems
Anneal furnaces
Gas furnaces

Process control software
Production tracking system software
Microsoft Excel
Process safety management software
Microsoft Office