Occupation Atlasmetal furnace operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/528e63a7-91be-4477-be2f-69ce82deb726
metal furnace operator
Metal furnace operators monitor the process of making metal before it is cast into forms. They control metal making furnaces and direct all activities of furnace operation, including the interpretation of computer data, temperature measurement and adjustment, loading vessels, and adding iron, oxygen, and other additives to be melted into the desired metal composition. They control the chemicothermal treatment of the metal in order to reach the standards. In case of observed faults in the metal, they notify the authorised personnel and participate in the removal of the fault.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.88
- C Conventional3.97
- I Investigative2.75
- A Artistic1.05
- S Social1.01
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (51-4051.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (10)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- admit basic metals to furnace
- ensure public safety and security
- maintain furnace temperature
- manage emergency procedures
- measure furnace temperature
- operate furnace
- prevent damage in a furnace
- record furnace operations
- troubleshoot
- work in metal manufacture teams
Optional (11)
- ensure health and safety in manufacturing
- extract materials from furnace
- load materials into furnace
- manage time in furnace operations
- measure metal to be heated
- monitor gauge
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- process incident reports for prevention
- record production data for quality control
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- types of metal manufacturing processes
O*NET equivalents
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