| Job Title |
Bricklayer, Firebrick And Refractory Tile |
| Job Description |
Lays Firebrick And Refractory Tile To Build, Rebuild, Reline,
Or Patch High-temperature Or Heating Equipment, Such As Boilers,
Ovens, Furnaces, Converters, Cupolas, Ladles, And Soaking Pits,
According To Job Orders And Blueprints: Lays Out Work, Using
Chalklines, Plumb Bobs, Tapes, Squares, And Levels. Calculates
Angles And Courses For Building Walls, Arches, Columns, Corners,
And Bottoms. Removes Burned Or Damaged Brick And Cleans Surface
Of Setting, Using Sledgehammer, Pry Bar, Pneumatic Chipping Gun,
Scraper, And Wire Brush. Cuts Brick To Size, Using Brick Hammer
Or Powered Abrasive Saw. Spreads Fire-clay Mortar Over Brick
With Trowel And Lays Brick In Place. Spreads Or Sprays
Refractories Over Exposed Bricks To Protect Bricks Against
Deterioration By Heat, Using Trowel Or Spray Gun. Positions Or
Bends Special Frame Or Hanger Over Casings To Lay Arches. Cuts,
Notches, Or Drills Openings To Provide Outlets, Pyrometer
Mountings, Brackets, And Heating Elements, Using Handtools.
Patches Or Replaces Firebrick Linings Of Ladles And Furnace Tap
Holes. Constructs Refractory Forms For Controlling Quantity And
Flow Of Molten Materials From Furnace To Rolling Machines. May
Replace Bolts, Brackets, And Heating Elements, Repair Coke Oven
Doors, Weld Cracks Or Holes In Shell, Or Perform Other Repairs.
May Pack Insulation Into Shells And Frames To Insulate Heating
Equipment, Such As Furnaces, Boilers, And Ovens. May Be
Designated According To Structure Worked On As Bessemer-bottom
Maker (steel & Rel.); Coke-oven Mason (steel & Rel.); Door
Repairer (steel & Rel.); Furnace Mason (construction);
Lip-and-gate Builder (glass Mfg.); Open-hearth Door-liner (steel
& Rel.); Vessel Liner (steel & Rel.). When Specializing In
Repair And Replacement Of Firebrick And Refractory Tile In
Casings Or Linings Of Equipment, Is Designated
Firebrick-and-refractory Tile Repairer (construction).
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