| Job Title |
Drawing-kiln Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Drawing Kiln To Process Molten Glass Into Continuous
Sheet Of Flat Glass: Sets Rheostat To Control Speed Of Rolls On
Kiln That Draw Glass Sheet Of Specified Thickness, And Adjusts
Setting To Maintain Thickness, Based On Gauge Or Recorder
Readings During Processing. Regulates Gas-firing To Edges Of
Glass Sheet To Prevent Slippage Of Sheet From Knurl Guide
Wheels. Inspects Glass Sheet Through Kiln Peephole For Defects,
Such As Stones And Blisters, As Sheet Is Drawn Vertically By
Rolls. Signals Balcony Worker (glass Mfg.) To Open Rolls And
Allow Passage Of Defective Area To Prevent Break In Sheet.
Receives Gauge Readings And Positions Asbestos Pads On Sides Of
Cooling Jacket In Kiln With Iron Rod To Correct Irregular
Thickness In Glass Sheet. Closes Lower Roll Of Drawing Kiln To
Prevent Broken Sheets Of Glass From Collapsing Into Kiln. Lights
Auxiliary Gas Jets In Kiln To Heat Glass Sheet Below Break And
Stop Run Of Break. Replaces Jacket Cooling Pads And Plugs In
Kiln With Mortar, Using Trowel.
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