A professional who operates furnace to heat aluminum slabs and fabricated forms to specified temperature for rolling or processing. Respnsibilities include:

• Sets furnace controls to regulate temperatures and heating time.
• Starts conveyors and opens furnace doors to admit slabs, plate, sheet, and coil, or signals overhead crane operator to uncover soaking pits and lower ingots into them.
• Observes pyrometer and adjusts rheostat controls to maintain temperature between specified limits.
• Measures temperature of product to determine necessity for adjusting furnace temperature or timing cycle, using thermal instruments and charts.
• Removes material from furnace, using crane, or signals overhead crane operator to transfer it to next station.
• Records time and production data.