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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.5 - measuring physical properties S2.5.1 - measuring dimensions and related properties Measure furnace temperature
Description
Monitor the product temperature using the available tools and measuring instruments and adjust furnace temperature if needed.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 5 occupations
- Optional in 3 occupations
- Total: 8 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Incinerator operatorIncinerator operators tend incineration machines that burn refuse and waste. They ensure the equipment is maintained and that the incineration process occurs in accordance with saf…
- Wood drying kiln operatorWood drying kiln operators control the process of applying heat to moist or 'green' wood in order to obtain usable dry wood. Depending on the type of kiln, the…
- Plastic heat treatment equipment operatorPlastic heat treatment equipment operators manipulate plastic products using machinery such as furnaces or flame-hardening machines in order to temper, anneal or heat-treat. They s…
- Metal furnace operatorMetal furnace operators monitor the process of making metal before it is cast into forms. They control metal making furnaces and direct all activities of furnace operation, includi…
- Coking furnace operatorCoking furnace operators monitor the operation of a usually automatic industrial oven that takes in crushed, washed, and blended bituminous coal and heats it to temperatures betwee…
Optional for
- Wood fuel pelletiserWood fuel pelletisers operate a hammer mill to turn wood waste products into pellets for use as fuel. The milled product is afterward pressed through a die, producing the…
- Fibre machine tenderFibre machine tenders operate and maintain extrusion machines that form sliver from filaments. They work with synthetic materials such as fiberglass or liquid polymer or non-s…
- Engineered wood board machine operatorEngineered wood board machine operators work with machines to bond particles or fibres made from wood or cork. Various industrial glues or resins are applied to obtain fibre board,…
Related skills
- Torch temperature for metal processes
- Temperature scales
- Troubleshoot
- Load materials into furnace
- Keep records of work progress
- Inspect quality of products
- Set up the controller of a machine
- Record production data for quality control
- Maintain furnace temperature
- Quality standards
- Perform test run
- Consult technical resources
- Check quality of raw materials
- Monitor automated machines
Last updated on February 18, 2026
