| Job Title |
Kiln Burner |
| Job Description |
Controls Periodic, Field, Or Retort Kilns To Bake Clay
Products, Such As Brick, Sewer Pipe, Clay Refractories, And
Roofing Tile: Opens Fuel Valves And Lights Gas Or Oil Fire,
Using Oil-soaked Stick. Seals Kiln Door With Bricks And Daubs
Brick With Clay To Prevent Loss Of Heat, Using Trowel. Observes
Thermometer And Action Of Pyrometric Cones Through Peepholes, Or
Removes Object From Kiln With Tongs And Examines Object To
Determine Rate Of Burning. Turns Gas Or Oil Valves And Dampers
To Adjust Rate Of Burning Or Baking Of Objects. Closes Fuel
Valves And Fireboxes, Opens Kiln-crown Holes, And Installs Fans
To Cool Objects. May Be Designated According To Type Of Kiln
Operated As Dry-kiln Burner (brick & Tile); Field-kiln Burner
(brick & Tile); Retort-kiln Burner (brick & Tile); Or According
To Product Burned As Brick-kiln Burner (brick & Tile);
Roofing-tile Burner (brick & Tile).
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