Job Description:

• 1) Tends furnace and auxiliary equipment that heat cadmium to produce cadmium oxide: Turns handwheel to tilt and lower mouth of crucible for initial loading, and dumps cadmium balls into crucible until scale indicator reaches specified weight.

• 2) Returns crucible to upright position and turns control to activate automatic pilot that fires furnace.

• 3) Positions empty drum under oxide collector discharge outlet, clamps discharge cover over drum, and turns switch that starts flow of cadmium oxide from collector into drum.

• 4) Periodically scrapes molten accumulation from mouth of crucible, using metal rod.

• 5) Dumps additional cadmium balls into crucible when indicator falls below prescribed weight, using pipe carrier.

• 6) Turns switch to stop flow of cadmium oxide when drum is filled.

• 7) Removes drum from under discharge cover, and closes drum with lid and sealing collar.

• 8) Weighs drum, records weight on shipping tag, and attaches tag to sealing collar.

• 9) Periodically scrapes and chips accumulations of cadmium oxide from floor and from crucibles not in use.

• 10) Sifts scrapings, weighs, and stores solids.

• 11) Maintains production logs.