A professional who skims slag from surface of copper being refined in reverberatory furnace. Respnsibilities include:

• Signals overhead crane operator to lower pan, and positions it in front of slag tapping hole.
• Inserts wood pole through door in side of furnace, working pole back and forth to push slag toward front of furnace.
• Drags slag from surface of copper into pan, using steel hoe.
• Inserts compressed-air line through furnace opening, and turns valve to force air through molten metal to oxidize impurities.
• May shovel coke over surface of skimmed metal to prevent excess oxidation.