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Kiln Technician

York, PA

Order: 44081
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Axiom Staffing is seeking a Kiln Technician at a local refractory in York, PA. This is a 3rd Shift position working Monday-Friday 10:00pm-6:00am.


Responsibilities:

  • Print production schedules, prioritize, and prepare daily kiln push information sheets
  • Maintain stacking patterns
  • Operate all kilns and equipment, tractors, and transfer cars
  • Make changes to kilns to accommodate product changes and push rate changes
  • Observe, record, and accurately report kiln temperatures and conditions, perform general kiln inspections and maintenance, record gas and electrical readings
  • Schedule Bickley set-ups, firing dates, and communicate schedule to planning
  • Ensure proper number of bricks are placed on cars, and proper tie-ins are used according to setting pattern.  Check height of all columns to ensure the maximum height is not exceeded
  • Visually inspect all brick to insure they meet the scrap guideline.  Report any defects to a quality control technician and/or supervisor
  • Collaborate with scrap team to on any ideas to reduce scrap and become more efficient
  • Accurate completion of the kiln production reports
  • Operation the backup propane system
  • Rebuild kiln cars in mason area as required
  • Operation of Savage and Clipper saws
  • Palletizing and boxing of cut products
  • Report equipment problems to maintenance and/or supervisor.  Complete maintenance service orders
  • Will be required to efficiently and safely operate the Counterbalance sit-down forklift as well as tractors and rail/transfer system equipment

  • Responsibilities:

    • Print production schedules, prioritize, and prepare daily kiln push information sheets
    • Maintain stacking patterns
    • Operate all kilns and equipment, tractors, and transfer cars
    • Make changes to kilns to accommodate product changes and push rate changes
    • Observe, record, and accurately report kiln temperatures and conditions, perform general kiln inspections and maintenance, record gas and electrical readings
    • Schedule Bickley set-ups, firing dates, and communicate schedule to planning
    • Ensure proper number of bricks are placed on cars, and proper tie-ins are used according to setting pattern.  Check height of all columns to ensure the maximum height is not exceeded
    • Visually inspect all brick to insure they meet the scrap guideline.  Report any defects to a quality control technician and/or supervisor
    • Collaborate with scrap team to on any ideas to reduce scrap and become more efficient
    • Accurate completion of the kiln production reports
    • Operation the backup propane system
    • Rebuild kiln cars in mason area as required
    • Operation of Savage and Clipper saws
    • Palletizing and boxing of cut products
    • Report equipment problems to maintenance and/or supervisor.  Complete maintenance service orders
    • Will be required to efficiently and safely operate the Counterbalance sit-down forklift as well as tractors and rail/transfer system equipment.

  • Three ways to apply:
    Submit resume this job posting.
  • Axiom Staffing Group is located at:
    471 Eisenhower Drive, Hanover, PA 17331
    (We are in the Walmart Shopping Center)
    Ask us about our York office
    717-797-4026