Metal-Refining Furnace 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.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• 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.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
• Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment.
• Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
• Collect samples of materials or products for testing.

• Clean materials to prepare them for production.
• Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
• Record operational or production data.
• Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
• Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
• Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
• Inspect production equipment.
• Place materials into molds.
• Skim impurities from molten metal.
• Load materials into production equipment.
• Ignite fuel to activate heating equipment.
• Signal others to coordinate work activities.
• Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
• Direct operational or production activities.
• Clean production equipment.

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