Job Description:

• 1) Tends furnaces that convert litharge and lead tailings into red lead for use in products, such as storage batteries, paints, and ceramics: Ignites gas burners in furnace.

• 2) Reads temperature gauge and adjusts controls to regulate flow of gas to maintain specified furnace temperature.

• 3) Starts conveyor leading to furnace and dumps specified quantity of litharge or lead tailings onto conveyor.

• 4) Starts furnace pan rotating to ensure uniform heating of material.

• 5) Pulls lever to open door in bottom of furnace to drop powdered lead oxide onto conveyor leading to grinder.

• 6) May test lead oxide, using beaker, acid, balance scale, and electric hotplate.