A professional who tends furnace that remelts nonferrous alloyed metals used in diecasting process. Respnsibilities include:

• Shovels specified proportions of scrap metal and ingots into furnace.
• Sprinkles fluxing compound on molten metal to bring impurities to surface.
• Skims slag from surface of molten metal, using hand strainer.
• May transfer molten metal from furnace to bull ladle, using hand ladle.
• May convey molten metal in bull ladle along overhead monorail, and pour metal into retainer of diecasting machine.
• May pour molten metal into sand molds, using power hoist.
• May clean furnaces and equipment.