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

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Produces kiln dried lumber from green lumber

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Operate or tend heating equipment to properly reduce the moisture content of lumber without causing additional defect to the lumber.

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  • Computer and math skills
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  • Possible Duties

    • Mix finish ingredients to obtain desired colors or shades.
    • Weigh or measure specified amounts of ingredients or materials for processing, using devices such as scales and calipers.
    • Press and adjust controls to activate, set, and regulate equipment according to specifications.
    • Monitor equipment operation, gauges, and panel lights to detect deviations from standards.
    • Read and interpret work orders and instructions to determine work assignments, process specifications, and production schedules.
    • Record gauge readings, test results, and shift production in log books.
    • Confer with supervisors or other equipment operators to report equipment malfunctions or to resolve production problems.
    • Examine or test samples of processed substances, or collect samples for laboratory testing, to ensure conformance to specifications.
    • Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, using scrapers, solvents, air hoses, oil, and hand tools.
    • Transport materials and products to and from work areas, manually or using carts, handtrucks, or hoists.
    • Stop equipment and clear blockages or jams, using fingers, wire, or hand tools.
    • Remove products from equipment, manually or using hoists, and prepare them for storage, shipment, or additional processing.
    • Calculate amounts of materials to be loaded into furnaces, adjusting amounts as necessary for specific conditions.
    • Feed fuel, such as coal and coke, into fireboxes or onto conveyors, and remove ashes from furnaces, using shovels and buckets.
    • Melt or refine metal before casting, calculating required temperatures, and observe metal color, adjusting controls as necessary to maintain required temperatures.
    • Replace worn or defective equipment parts, using hand tools.
    • Load equipment receptacles or conveyors with material to be processed, by hand or using hoists

  • Skills and education

    • Operation Monitoring
    • Operation and Control
    • Monitoring
    • Speaking

  • Related Resources

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Possible Duties

  • Mix finish ingredients to obtain desired colors or shades.
  • Weigh or measure specified amounts of ingredients or materials for processing, using devices such as scales and calipers.
  • Press and adjust controls to activate, set, and regulate equipment according to specifications.
  • Monitor equipment operation, gauges, and panel lights to detect deviations from standards.
  • Read and interpret work orders and instructions to determine work assignments, process specifications, and production schedules.
  • Record gauge readings, test results, and shift production in log books.
  • Confer with supervisors or other equipment operators to report equipment malfunctions or to resolve production problems.
  • Examine or test samples of processed substances, or collect samples for laboratory testing, to ensure conformance to specifications.
  • Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, using scrapers, solvents, air hoses, oil, and hand tools.
  • Transport materials and products to and from work areas, manually or using carts, handtrucks, or hoists.
  • Stop equipment and clear blockages or jams, using fingers, wire, or hand tools.
  • Remove products from equipment, manually or using hoists, and prepare them for storage, shipment, or additional processing.
  • Calculate amounts of materials to be loaded into furnaces, adjusting amounts as necessary for specific conditions.
  • Feed fuel, such as coal and coke, into fireboxes or onto conveyors, and remove ashes from furnaces, using shovels and buckets.
  • Melt or refine metal before casting, calculating required temperatures, and observe metal color, adjusting controls as necessary to maintain required temperatures.
  • Replace worn or defective equipment parts, using hand tools.
  • Load equipment receptacles or conveyors with material to be processed, by hand or using hoists

Skills and education

  • Operation Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Monitoring
  • Speaking

Related Resources

See ONET Profile

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