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Build or repair furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, ovens, etc., using refractory materials.

Sample of reported job titles: Refractory Bricklayer, Refractory Technician, Cupola Repairer, Ladle Liner, Ladle Repairman, Refractory Worker, Cell Reliner, Furnace Repairer, Hot Repairman, Bricker

Tasks

• Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels.
• Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels.
• Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
• Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions, then cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.
• Tighten locknuts holding refractory stopper assemblies together, spread mortar on jackets to seal sleeve joints, and dry mortar in ovens.
• Dry and bake new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches.
• Remove worn or damaged plastic block refractory linings of furnaces, using hand tools.
• Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles.
• Climb scaffolding, carrying hoses, and spray surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment.
• Drill holes in furnace walls, bolt overlapping layers of plastic to walls, and hammer surfaces to compress layers into solid sheets.

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