Clay kiln burner

About this career

Clay kiln burners bake clay products such as brick, sewer pipe or tiles using periodic or tunnel kilns. They regulate valves, observe thermometers, watch for fluctuations, and maintain the kilns.

Essential skills

adjust clay burning level control kiln firing inspect quality of products maintain furnace temperature manage kiln ventilation observe products' behaviour under processing conditions optimise production processes parameters prevent kiln loss of heat regulate gas-firing

Additional skills

maintain equipment manage waste monitor manufacturing impact perform kiln maintenance prepare kiln firebox store products transfer kiln-baked products types of tile write batch record documentation

Also known as

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