A professional who repairs and relines ladles used to transport and pour molten metals. Respnsibilities include:

• Chips slag from interior lining of ladle, using hammer and chisel.
• Mixes sand, clay, and water, using shovel to form refractory clay mud.
• Patches lining where cracked or worn by covering lining with refractory clay and tamping it in place.
• Chips out entire lining when beyond repair, using hammer and chisel.
• Relines ladle with refractory clay, using trowel.
• Dries and bakes new lining by placing inverted ladle over burner, building fire in ladle, or by using blowtorch.
• Relines and shapes pouring spouts of ladles with fire clay.
• May reline ladles with refractory brick.
• May make stoppers for stopper-type ladle.
• May brush graphite facing on lining.