Clay kiln burner

Code 8181.3

Clay kiln burners bake clay products such as brick, sewer pipe or tiles using periodic or tunnel kilns. They regulate valves, observe thermometers, watch for fluctuations, and maintain the kilns.

Essential skills

Skills and competences

  • adjust clay burning level
  • control kiln firing
  • manage kiln ventilation
  • prevent kiln loss of heat
  • inspect quality of products
  • observe products' behaviour under processing conditions
  • optimise production processes parameters
  • regulate gas-firing
  • regular la temperatura del horno

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences