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U.S. Department of Labor
Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who lifts green-clay products, such as brick, roofing tile, or quarry floor tile, from press-conveyor belt, and stacks them in specified pattern on kiln car, drier rack, or pallet. * May press button to control movement of conveyor belt.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who places greenware and glazed ware on kiln conveyor for firing. Respnsibilities include: * Arranges ware on metal or firebrick slab, using kiln furniture, such as saggers and setter pins, to separate and support ware during firing cycle. * Places pyrometric cones, that bend at predetermined temperatures and indicate when desired heat in kiln is reached, on top of ware load. * Turns handwheel to move hydraulic ram into contact with slab to convey ware load through kiln. * Closes door of kiln. * May be designated according to type of kiln loaded as bisque-kiln placer; glost-kiln placer.
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A professional who sets greenware in piles with sand and clay between pieces to support and separate them during bisque-kiln firing by either of following methods. Respnsibilities include: * (1) Throws refractory clay mixed with sand between each plate, and after pile is built up, fills in edges with refractory clay, packing and pressing it by hand. * (2) Arranges ware in piles with sandy clay between layers. * Fills in edges by setting pile on whirler which revolves it before spout forcing fine sand or refractory clay by gravity between plates. * Inspects ware and rejects inferior pieces. * May build up pile of greenware in saggers, sanding and packing it piece by piece.
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A professional who assists dry-kiln operator in drying clay products in tunnel. Respnsibilities include: * Positions fans in drying areas to circulate heated air. * Closes or opens tunnel room doors. * Covers product with canvas or sacking. * Floods aisles with water. * Adjusts floor furnace to maintain specified temperature and circulation of heat. * Examines products in tunnel for cracks or other defects. * Patches damaged products with patching clay, using handtools. * Brushes paint sealer or drying agent on product to retard evaporation. * Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
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A professional who cleans bottom of lime kilns and rubberized conveyors. * Sweeps, stacks, and removes refuse, using brooms, brushes, and shovels and performs related tasks.
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A professional who performs routine tasks concerned with maintenance and repair of kilns under direction of such workers as kiln placers or bricklayers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs routine tasks concerned with maintenance and repair of kilns under direction of such workers as kiln placers or bricklayers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists kiln burner in baking clay products, such as tile, sewer pipe, brick, and refractories, in periodic or tunnel kilns. Respnsibilities include: * Pushes loaded kiln cars into kilns and driers, using hydraulic ram. * Removes cars from kilns or driers, using car puller. * Transports loaded or empty cars from kiln tracks to car siding, sorting, or storage area, using electric-transfer car. * Lubricates kiln cars, using grease gun. * Opens and closes kiln doors. * Tears down kiln doors, using handtools and bars. * Separates sand from finished mosaic tiles in saggers, using screening device. * Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
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A professional who loads and moves clay products on kiln cars into kilns for burning. Respnsibilities include: * Places setting rings on floor of kiln cars or periodic kiln according to setting pattern. * Moves setting table in kiln and pushes loaded trailer into kiln. * Carries defective or rejected pipe from kiln. * Clips pipe on kiln cars to secure load. * Stacks empty boards and pallets.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who loads and moves clay products on kiln cars into kilns for burning. Respnsibilities include: * Places setting rings on floor of kiln cars or periodic kiln according to setting pattern. * Moves setting table in kiln and pushes loaded trailer into kiln. * Carries defective or rejected pipe from kiln. * Clips pipe on kiln cars to secure load. * Stacks empty boards and pallets.
Industry:Professional careers