| Job Title |
Rougher |
| Job Description |
Operates Roughing Mill Roll Stands To Reduce Steel Billets,
Blooms, And Slabs To Specified Dimensions, Using Knowledge Of
Rolling Practices And Steel Properties: Reads Rolling Order To
Determine Setup Specifications. Installs Rolling Equipment, Such
As Roll Stands, Guides, Bar Turners, And Repeaters On Rolling
Line, Using Handtools, Bars, Levers, And Sledges. Moves Controls
To Set Specified Draft Between Rolls At Each Stand. Observes
Color Of Heated Steel To Determine Rolling Temperature And
Starts Roughing Stands. Examines Product Passing Through Mill
For Surface Defects, Such As Scratches And Cracks. Verifies
Specified Gauge Of Product After Each Pass, Using Calipers.
Gives Directions To Mill Crew In Readjusting Roll Draft And
Realigning Guides. May Set Up And Monitor Computerized Roughing
Roll Stands. May Be Designated According To Type Of Mill
Operated As Rougher, Bar Mill (steel & Rel.); Rougher, Hot-strip
Mill (steel & Rel.); Rougher, Merchant Mill (steel & Rel.).
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