Job Description:

• 1) Tends gas or electric kiln to affix paint on glass: Ignites and regulates gas burners to heat kiln to prescribed temperature, or regulates thermostat to control temperature of electric kiln.

• 2) Spreads plaster of paris on metal trays with trowel, roller, or palette knife to form smooth, level bed for glass.

• 3) Sets sections of glass on trays and positions trays in kilns, using tongs.

• 4) Observes glass through peepholes in kilns to detect signs of warping, bubbling, cracking, or blistering.

• 5) Removes trays after specified period of time, and stacks trays for gradual cooling and annealing in lehr.