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Career: Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Job Description
Build or repair furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, ovens, etc., using refractory materials.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
94
|
Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines. |
89
|
Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels. |
86
|
Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels. |
66
|
Dry and bake new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches. |
58
|
Remove worn or damaged plastic block refractory linings of furnaces, using hand tools. |
50
|
Climb scaffolding, carrying hoses, and spray surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment. |
49
|
Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions, then cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws. |
36
|
Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools. |
31
|
Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts. |
28
|
Spread mortar on stopper heads and rods, using trowels, and slide brick sleeves over rods to form refractory jackets. |
24
|
Drill holes in furnace walls, bolt overlapping layers of plastic to walls, and hammer surfaces to compress layers into solid sheets. |
22
|
Disassemble molds, and cut, chip, and smooth clay structures such as floaters, drawbars, and L-blocks. |
20
|
Tighten locknuts holding refractory stopper assemblies together, spread mortar on jackets to seal sleeve joints, and dry mortar in ovens. |
20
|
Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles. |
15
|
Install preformed metal scaffolding in interiors of cupolas, using hand tools. |
12
|
Install clay structures in melting tanks and drawing kilns to control the flow and temperature of molten glass, using hoists and hand tools. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
83
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
72
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
61
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
54
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
53
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
53
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
52
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
52
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
51
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
50
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
49
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
48
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
46
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
45
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
44
|
Processing Information
|
44
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
42
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
42
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
39
|
Thinking Creatively
|
39
|
Getting Information
|
37
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
36
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
35
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
35
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
34
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
34
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
33
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
33
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
32
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
32
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
27
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
27
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
27
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
26
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
22
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
21
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
19
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
15
|
Interacting With Computers
|
13
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
11
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
7
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|