Description
Drawing kiln operators are responsible for continuous sheet flat glass production by manipulating the drawing kiln that processes molten glass.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
set up the controller of a machineconsult technical resourcestend drawing kilnmonitor automated machineslight auxiliary gas jetsmaintain glass thicknesshandle broken glass sheetstroubleshootregulate gas-firingobserve glass under heatsupply machineadjust glass sheetswrite batch record documentationoptimise production processes parametersform moulding mixtureread gas metermanage kiln ventilationhandle gas cylindersrecord production data for quality controlmanage wastefeed mirror machinecut glassreport defective manufacturing materialsmaintain equipmentcheck quality of raw materialsinspect glass sheetmanipulate glasssmooth glass edgesremove defective productsperform kiln maintenance