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Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.

What you’d do

  • Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels.
  • Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels.
  • Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.

Skills that matter

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Repairing
  • Active Listening
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Operation and Control
  • Coordination

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Cupola Repairer
  • Ladle Liner
  • Refractory Bricklayer
  • Refractory Technician
  • Cell Reliner
  • Furnace Repairer

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