Kiln/Furnace Tech 1

Located in Lexington, KY

Salary: 19.59-23.63

• Under moderate supervision, performs and documents kiln and or furnace operations following approved work instructions and established department procedures for efficient use of kiln and/or furnace capacity
• Takes incremental readings and maintains firing within specifications for all kiln and/or furnaces
• Monitors and makes corrections to kiln and/or furnace push timing utilizing computer software as required
• Restarts the kiln and/or furnaces in the event of a power outage or when surge occurs as required
• Performs routine basic maintenance operations on kiln and/or furnaces as required
• Corrects firing related issues through sandblasting, grinding or other method as needed; notifies appropriate personnel of corrections
• Notifies lead, supervisor or engineer in the event of issues or concerns regarding kiln and/or furnace equipment or product condition
• Manually pushes or pulls heavy kiln cars in and out of kilns as needed
• Loads and unloads product for kiln and/or furnaces up to 80% of the time as needed
• Responsible for rebuilding kiln cars including replacing bricking, wheels and bearings per departmental needs
• Tracks kiln and/or furnace furniture quality including inventories, reconfiguring and reloading as required; may include visual and dimensional inspection of refractories, beams and SiC plates
• Assists and/or performs in any and all areas as assigned
• May work any and all shifts/days as required

 

Education:

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent. Experience:
• Minimum of 6 months of manufacturing/work experience

 

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledgeable in the basic fundamentals of loading ceramics to insure proper loading of a wide variety of materials and part configurations
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills, great attention to detail as well as good verbal and written communication skills are required
• Must have basic math and computer skills

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