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Kiln/Furnace Tech 1 July 28, 2026

Located in Lexington, KY

Pay: 19.59-23.63

Under moderate supervision, performs and documents kiln and or furnace operations following approved work instructions and established department procedures for efficient use of kiln and/or furnace capacity
Takes incremental readings and maintains firing within specifications for all kiln and/or furnaces
Monitors and makes corrections to kiln and/or furnace push timing utilizing computer software as required
Restarts the kiln and/or furnaces in the event of a power outage or when surge occurs as required
Performs routine basic maintenance operations on kiln and/or furnaces as required
Corrects firing related issues through sandblasting, grinding or other method as needed; notifies appropriate personnel of corrections
Notifies lead, supervisor or engineer in the event of issues or concerns regarding kiln and/or furnace equipment or product condition
Manually pushes or pulls heavy kiln cars in and out of kilns as needed
Loads and unloads product for kiln and/or furnaces up to 80% of the time as needed
Responsible for rebuilding kiln cars including replacing bricking, wheels and bearings per departmental needs
Tracks kiln and/or furnace furniture quality including inventories, reconfiguring and reloading as required; may include visual and dimensional inspection of refractories, beams and SiC plates
Assists and/or performs in any and all areas as assigned
May work any and all shifts/days as required

Education:

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Knowledgeable in the basic fundamentals of loading ceramics to insure proper loading of a wide variety of materials and part configurations
Good interpersonal and organizational skills, great attention to detail as well as good verbal and written communication skills are required
Must have basic math and computer skills

Lexington, KY
3212
154 Patchen Drive
Suite 89
Lexington, KY 40517