Metal-Refining Furnace Operators & 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.
Also called: Central Melt Specialist, Furnace Operator, Melter, Vacuum Melter
Knowledge:
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
- public safety and security
Skills:
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
- Independence
- Cooperation
- Analytical Thinking
Technology:
Data base user interface and query software
- Process safety management software
Education:
no high school diploma/GED
