POSITION SUMMARY:

•   The Melt Operator is responsible for observation inside furnaces, using television screens, to ensure that problems do not occur.


• Operate controls to move or discharge metal work pieces from furnaces.

Prepare material to load into furnaces, including cleaning, crushing, or applying chemicals, by using crushing-machines, shovels, rakes, or sprayers.



• ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES   Drain, transfer, or remove molten metal from furnaces, and place it into molds, using hoists, pumps, or ladles Draw smelted metal samples from furnaces or kettles for analysis and calculate types and amounts of materials needed to ensure that materials meet specifications.
• Kindle fires, and shovel fuel and other materials into furnaces or onto conveyors by hand, with hoists, or by directing crane operators.
• Observe air and temperature gauges or metal color and fluidity and turn fuel valves or adjust co...