| Job Title |
Cadmium Burner |
| Job Description |
Tends Furnace And Auxiliary Equipment That Heat Cadmium To
Produce Cadmium Oxide: Turns Handwheel To Tilt And Lower Mouth
Of Crucible For Initial Loading, And Dumps Cadmium Balls Into
Crucible Until Scale Indicator Reaches Specified Weight. Returns
Crucible To Upright Position And Turns Control To Activate
Automatic Pilot That Fires Furnace. Positions Empty Drum Under
Oxide Collector Discharge Outlet, Clamps Discharge Cover Over
Drum, And Turns Switch That Starts Flow Of Cadmium Oxide From
Collector Into Drum. Periodically Scrapes Molten Accumulation
From Mouth Of Crucible, Using Metal Rod. Dumps Additional
Cadmium Balls Into Crucible When Indicator Falls Below
Prescribed Weight, Using Pipe Carrier. Turns Switch To Stop Flow
Of Cadmium Oxide When Drum Is Filled. Removes Drum From Under
Discharge Cover, And Closes Drum With Lid And Sealing Collar.
Weighs Drum, Records Weight On Shipping Tag, And Attaches Tag To
Sealing Collar. Periodically Scrapes And Chips Accumulations Of
Cadmium Oxide From Floor And From Crucibles Not In Use. Sifts
Scrapings, Weighs, And Stores Solids. Maintains Production Logs.
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