Job Description:

• 1) Controls equipment in which limestone is burned to produce lime or carbon dioxide: Turns panel controls to start flow of materials, fuel, and air, rotation of kiln and speed of conveyors, and to regulate draft and vent mechanisms.

• 2) Adjusts automatic scale that controls amount of limestone flowing into kiln.

• 3) Scoops samples of hot limestone from kiln for chemical analysis, using shovel.

• 4) Observes material flow, air, temperature, and fuel charts, and oxygen gauges, and makes adjustments to maintain kiln conditions within specified limits.

• 5) Keeps production records.

• 6) May be designated according to type kiln operated as Rotary-Kiln Operator; Vertical-Kiln Operator.