| Job Title |
Oxygen-furnace Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Oxygen Furnace And Auxiliary Equipment From Pulpit To
Produce Specified Types Of Steel: Moves Controls To Position
Furnace For Charging Operation. Observes Temperature Gauges And
Recorders, And Moves Controls To Position Oxygen Lance And
Regulate Flow Of Oxygen Through Lance Onto Charge. Sets Weight
Indicator Gauge According To Specified Amount Of Additives To Be
Added To Charge. Starts Automatic Weighing Machine That Releases
Additives, Such As Fluorspar, Lime, And Alloys, From Bins Onto
Conveyor Leading To Chute Over Furnace. Moves Lever To Release
Additives From Chute Into Furnace. Moves Controls To Adjust
Position Of Oxygen Lance In Furnace, Regulate Oxygen Flow, Or
Adjust Hood Draft When Sparking Or Slopping Of Charge Occurs Or
Furnace Overheats. Moves Controls To Position Transfer Car,
Carrying Ladle And Slag Pots, Under Taphole And To Tilt Furnace
For Tapping Operation. Records Operation Data.
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