Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders - 51-9051.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities, such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Acid Maker
  • Ager Operator
  • Annealer
  • Autoclave Operator
  • Autoclave Operator
  • Autoclave Operator
  • Autoclave Operator I
  • Autoclave Operator II
  • Back Tender, Insulation Board
  • Backing-in-Machine Tender
  • Batch-And-Furnace Operator
  • Black-Ash-Burner Operator
  • Black-Mill Operator
  • Boiler
  • Bone-Char Kiln Tender
  • Bone-Drier Operator
  • Briquetting-Machine Operator
  • Burner
  • Burner Tender
  • Burning-Plant Operator
  • Calcine-Furnace Tender
  • Calciner Operator
  • Carbon-Furnace Operator
  • Centrifugal-Drier Operator
  • Charcoal Burner, Beehive Kiln
  • Clay Roaster
  • Cloth Drier
  • Clothespin-Drier Operator
  • Coke Burner
  • Conditioner-Tumbler Operator
  • Continuous-Linter-Drier Operator
  • Control Operator
  • Cook
  • Cooker Tender
  • Core-Oven Tender
  • Cupola Operator, Insulation
  • Curing Oven Attendant
  • Curing-Oven Tender
  • Debubblizer
  • Drier
  • Drier Operator
  • Drier Operator
  • Drier Operator
  • Drier Operator I
  • Drier Operator II
  • Drier Operator II
  • Drier Operator III
  • Drier Operator III
  • Drier Operator IV
  • Drier Operator VI
  • Drier Tender
  • Drier Tender
  • Drier Tender
  • Drum-Drier Operator
  • Drum-Drier Operator
  • Dry-Cans Operator
  • Dry-House Attendant
  • Dry-House Attendant
  • Dry-Kiln Operator
  • Drying-Machine Operator, Package Yarns
  • Drying-Machine Tender
  • Drying-Room Attendant
  • Drying-Unit-Felting-Machine Operator
  • Firer
  • Firer Helper
  • Firer, Kiln
  • Flame Degreaser
  • Flash-Drier Operator
  • Flat Drier
  • Furnace Operator
  • Furnace Operator
  • Furnace Operator
  • Furnace Operator
  • Glass-Furnace Tender
  • Hair-Boiler Operator
  • Heater II
  • Heater Tender
  • Impregnator and Drier
  • Incinerator Operator I
  • Kettle Operator
  • Kettle Tender
  • Kettle Tender I
  • Kettle Worker
  • Kiln Burner
  • Kiln Operator
  • Kiln Operator
  • Kiln Operator
  • Label Drier
  • Lead-Nitrate Processor
  • Lehr Tender
  • Lens Hardener
  • Lime-Kiln Operator
  • Lime-Sludge Kiln Operator
  • Log Cooker
  • Matrix-Drier Tender
  • Nodulizer
  • Oil Boiler
  • Operator, Automated Process
  • Oven Operator
  • Oven Tender
  • Oven Tender
  • Oven Tender
  • Oven Tender
  • Oven-Press Tender I
  • Oven-Press Tender II
  • Pad-Extractor Tender
  • Pigment Furnace Tender
  • Plant Operator, Channel Process
  • Plastics-Seasoner Operator
  • Polymerization-Oven Operator
  • Pot Firer
  • Pot Tender
  • Primer Expeditor and Drier
  • Rabble-Furnace Tender
  • Raw-Stock-Drier Tender
  • Red-Lead Burner
  • Reduction-Furnace Operator
  • Reel-Blade-Bender Furnace Tender
  • Regenerator Operator
  • Rivet Heater
  • Rotary-Furnace Tender
  • Rotary-Kiln Operator
  • Rotary-Kiln Operator
  • Rug-Dry-Room Attendant
  • Rug-Drying-Machine Operator
  • Shrink-Pit Operator
  • Skein-Yarn Drier
  • Soap-Drier Operator
  • Spray-Drier Operator
  • Standpipe Tender
  • Steam-Box Operator
  • Steam-Tank Operator
  • Still Operator
  • Stove-Carriage Operator
  • Tenter-Frame Operator
  • Thaw-Shed Heater Tender
  • Tower Operator
  • Tray Drier
  • Tray-Drier Operator
  • Treating Engineer
  • Treating-Plant Operator
  • Tumbler Operator
  • Tumbler Tender
  • Tunnel-Kiln Operator
  • Unit Operator
  • Vacuum-Drier Operator
  • Vacuum-Drier Tender
  • Varnish Maker
  • Veneer Drier
  • Veneer Redrier

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

51-9011.00 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
51-9012.00 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9021.00 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9022.00 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
51-9023.00 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9031.00 Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
51-9032.00 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9041.00 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9051.00 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
51-9061.00 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
51-9071.00 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
51-9071.01 Jewelers
51-9071.06 Gem and Diamond Workers
51-9071.07 Precious Metal Workers
51-9081.00 Dental Laboratory Technicians
51-9082.00 Medical Appliance Technicians
51-9083.00 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Related Occupations

Tasks

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

Detailed Work Activities

  • adjust production equipment/machinery setup
  • apply cleaning solvents
  • clean equipment or machinery
  • collect samples for testing
  • confer with engineering, technical or manufacturing personnel
  • examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
  • load or unload material or workpiece into machinery
  • maintain consistent production quality
  • maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery
  • maintain production or work records
  • measure, weigh, or count products or materials
  • monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
  • move or fit heavy objects
  • operate chemical processing equipment
  • operate glass or stone working equipment/machinery
  • operate hoist, winch, or hydraulic boom
  • operate laundering or dry cleaning equipment
  • operate metal or plastic fabricating equipment/machinery
  • operate ore refining/foundry equipment/machinery
  • operate pulp or paper making equipment
  • operate textile production equipment/machinery
  • operate woodworking equipment/machinery
  • read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
  • test manufactured products or materials
  • understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
  • use hand or power tools
  • use precision measuring tools or equipment