Job Description:

• 1) Tends granulator machine that expands blast-furnace slag for use as building or insulating material: Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR to position iron runners that carry slag from furnace to granulator machine.

• 2) Opens gate of furnace to allow slag from furnace to flow onto runners, and turns water, air, and steam valves to spray slag in granulator.

• 3) Positions container under discharge chute of granulator to receive expanded slag, using car puller.

• 4) Starts conveyor that carries expanded slag from granulator to discharge chute.

• 5) Stops equipment and clears slag from runners, granulator, and conveyor, using iron bar.

• 6) Lubricates equipment, using grease gun and oilcan.