Job Description

Purpose:    
The Furnace Helper/Tapper will assist the furnace operator in the operation of basic reverberatory furnace and auxiliary equipment. Furnace Helper / Tapper will be responsible for charging of the b-furnace with charger crane, wheeled loader, and other utilized equipment.

Essential Functions:
•    Receive instructions from supervisor
•    Prepare tools for skimming slag or tapping
•    Repair and assemble blow pipes, blows oxygen, skims slag, poles down, opens and closes charge doors, cleans burners
•    Performs refractory repairs and such as patching, spraying, and installing skim bay, and taphole
•    Fill out proper crane, lift truck, heavy equipment daily inspection checklist
•    Assist furnace operator in temperature readings, spraying furnace, etc.
•    Maintain adequate supplies on hand
•    Operate air gun, jackhammer, lift truck, Charger crane, wheeled loader, track loader, poling crane, and Bobcat.
•    Keep tools clean and equipment clean, properly stored and in good working order
•    Maintain good housekeeping in work area

Physical Requirements:
•    Walking or standing 80% of the shift
•    Lifting, bending, pulling, and pushing required.
•    Lifting up to 55 pounds

Qualifications:
•    High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma
•    Must be able to operate mobile equipment including but not limited to forklifts and cranes
•    Ability to organize material on machines as scheduled
•    Must be able to work mandatory overtime as needed
•    Must be able to work multiple shifts as needed
•    Read micrometers, calipers and other measurement devices
•    Ability to work in a team environment
•    Basic computer skills
•    Manufacturing experience preferred