Job Description:

• 1) Operates oxygen furnace and auxiliary equipment from pulpit to produce specified types of steel: Moves controls to position furnace for charging operation.

• 2) Observes temperature gauges and recorders, and moves controls to position oxygen lance and regulate flow of oxygen through lance onto charge.

• 3) Sets weight indicator gauge according to specified amount of additives to be added to charge.

• 4) Starts automatic weighing machine that releases additives, such as fluorspar, lime, and alloys, from bins onto conveyor leading to chute over furnace.

• 5) Moves lever to release additives from chute into furnace.

• 6) Moves controls to adjust position of oxygen lance in furnace, regulate oxygen flow, or adjust hood draft when sparking or slopping of charge occurs or furnace overheats.

• 7) Moves controls to position transfer car, carrying ladle and slag pots, under taphole and to tilt furnace for tapping operation.

• 8) Records operation data.