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Heating Equipment Operator

Heating Equipment Operator

  • Ideal for those who love precision and hands-on work with diverse materials.
  • Ensure quality and efficiency in production by expertly managing heating processes.
  • Unique role in transforming raw materials into essential everyday products.
💰 Earn $38K-$55K
📚 High School Diploma or GED

Overview

Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

Scoop

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Good (Increasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

1,600 Annually

Median Earnings

$46,760 in California
$45,640 Nationally

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Day-to-Day

  • Monitor equipment operation, gauges, and panel lights to detect deviations from standards.
  • Confer with supervisors or other equipment operators to report equipment malfunctions or to resolve production problems.
  • Press and adjust controls to activate, set, and regulate equipment according to specifications.
  • Record gauge readings, test results, and shift production in log books.
  • Read and interpret work orders and instructions to determine work assignments, process specifications, and production schedules.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Having freedom
  • Personal relationships

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