Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Refractory materials repairer jobs involve building or repairing equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.
Refractory materials repairer jobs are responsible for the correct installation of the refractory, providing a proper material dry-out procedure for the refractory material. Their daily tasks include reline, repair ladles and pouring spouts using trowels, chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings using hammers and chisels. They also measure the furnace walls to determine the dimensions required for the number of sheets from plastic books, using saws.
The refractory materials repairers tighten lock nuts holding refractory stopper assemblies together, spread mortar on jackets to seal sleeve joints, and dry mortar in ovens. Candidates who are willing to pursue a career in this field must have passed a High School Diploma with previous year work experience.
The skills required for refractory materials repairer jobs are operation monitoring, repairing of the machines, performing routine maintenance. Other than that, the candidate must be proficient with various softwares like electronic mail software, spreadsheet software, facilities management software etc.
To be successful in refractory materials repairer jobs, the candidate must have the knowledge of machines and tools, raw materials, production processes, quality control, effective manufacture, and production of goods. Some good career options are - Cell Reliner, Ladle Liner, Refractory Technician, Hot Repairman. Also, the refractory materials repairer salary depends on the experience and skills learnt over the years.
Qualifications
Every career requires an element of study and academic qualification, and there can be several study routes and pathways you can take. In following any academic pathway you will study subjects that contribute to the specialised knowledge required to achieve your career goals. These qualifications provide a future employer with the evidence that you have the desired knowledge, understanding and experience of their industry, so it’s important to consider the various types of qualifications available to you and to understand how they can boost your career and create opportunities for you.
- ITI Course Refractory Technician
- NSQF Level 5 Refractory Technician
Tasks
- Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels.
- Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels.
- Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
- Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.
- Tighten locknuts holding refractory stopper assemblies together, spread mortar on jackets to seal sleeve joints, and dry mortar in ovens.
- Dry and bake new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches.
- Remove worn or damaged plastic block refractory linings of furnaces, using hand tools.
- Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles.
- Climb scaffolding, carrying hoses, and spray surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment.
- Drill holes in furnace walls, bolt overlapping layers of plastic to walls, and hammer surfaces to compress layers into solid sheets.
Progression Routes
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