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Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.

US jobs
1,080
Median wage
$61,290 a year
Job family
Physical work

Can agents do the work of refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons?

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Typical tasks

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  • 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 and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.
  • 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.
  • Climb scaffolding, carrying hoses, and spray surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment.
  • Spread mortar on stopper heads and rods, using trowels, and slide brick sleeves over rods to form refractory jackets.
  • Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools.
  • Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts.
Other job titles for this occupation (23)

Cell Reliner · Cupola Repairer · Furnace Repairer · Hot Repairman · Ladle Liner · Ladle Repairman · Refractory Bricklayer · Refractory Technician · Refractory Worker · Bondactor Machine Operator · Clay Structure Builder · Clay Structure Servicer · Concrete Caulking Technician · Kiln Door Builder · Kiln Door Repairer · Ladle Repairer · Oven Equipment Repairer · Plastic Block Boiler Reliner · Refractory Furnace Designer · Refractory Materials Repairer · Refractory Repairer · Stopper · Stopper Maker