FURNACE OPERATOR

1 - Operates furnace to heat - aluminium slabs and fabricated forms to specified temperature for rolling or processing: Sets furnace controls to regulate temperatures and heating time. 2 - Starts conveyors and opens furnace doors to admit slabs, plate, sheet, and coil, or signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR to uncover soaking pits and lower ingots into them. 3 - Observes pyrometer and adjusts rheostat controls to maintain temperature between specified 4 - Measures temperature of product to determine necessity for adjusting furnace temperature or timing cycle, using thermal instruments and charts. 5 - Removes material from furnace, using crane, or signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR to transfer it to next station. 6 - Records time and production data. 7 - Checking all production goods in and then reporting mistakes or damaged items. 8 - Taking decisions within standard working procedures and methods. 9 - Filling in and then filing all documentation correctly and comprehensively. 10 - Correcting unsafe acts and then communicating them to the responsible party for correction.