About this career
Coking furnace operators monitor the operation of a usually automatic industrial oven that takes in crushed, washed, and blended bituminous coal and heats it to temperatures between 1000 and 2000 °C without the presence of oxygen in order to obtain cokes. The finished cokes are then quenched with water or air and prepared for transport.
Essential skills
extract materials from furnace
load materials into furnace
maintain furnace temperature
measure furnace temperature
monitor coke quenching
monitor gauge
operate furnace
operate heat treatment furnace
prevent damage in a furnace
troubleshoot
Required knowledge
coking process
electronics
Additional skills
ensure health and safety in manufacturing
feed charcoal hoppers
manage time in furnace operations
perform minor repairs to equipment
process incident reports for prevention
record furnace operations
chemistry
Also known as
industrial coke oven worker
coking furnace technician
coke quencher operator
coking oven operator
coker
coke oven operator
