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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.4 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials S8.4.7 - operating kilns, furnaces and drying equipment Preheat kiln car
Description
Preheat the already loaded kiln car by transferring it from drier into the preheating chamber by using a car puller.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Tunnel kiln operatorTunnel kiln operators control preheating chambers and tunnel kilns to preheat and bake clay products, such as bricks, sewer popes, mosaic, ceramic or quarry tiles. They observe gau…
- Clay kiln burnerClay 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 main…
Related skills
- Polish clay products
- Write batch record documentation
- Types of tile
- Transfer kiln-baked products
- Optimise production processes parameters
- Maintain furnace temperature
- Prevent kiln loss of heat
- Use measurement instruments
- Adjust clay burning level
- Create ceramic objects
- Control kiln firing
- Ceramics glazes
Last updated on February 19, 2026
