Clay kiln burner jobs in Finland
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.
Clay kiln burner – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 17.91 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 14.21 €/h |
| Top tenth | 24.45 €/h |
| Employees | 1,213 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 17.35 €/h | 252 |
| Men | 18.13 €/h | 961 |
Clay kiln burner - Which skills are essential?
Optimise and maintain the parameters of the production process such as flow, temperature or pressure.
Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.
Adjust the temperature of clay baking or burning by operating the valves and the dampers in order to allow specific amounts of gas or oil to be burned.
Observe the color of fires and pyrometric cones under certain processing conditions such as high temperature.
Control and monitor the kiln so that it fires ware (greenware or decorations) according to specified thickness and hardness.
Regulate the gas-firing on the glass sheets edges in order to avoid the slippage of the sheets from the guide wheels.
Prevent the waste of heat by sealing the kiln door with bricks and clay.
Adjust the oven temperature level and uniformity by correcting the fuel feed.
Managing a product specific and energy efficient kiln ventilation.
Clay kiln burner - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Transfer the baked products from the tunnel kiln into the sorting area by using a transfer car.
Prepare the firebox and give indications to other workers on lighting fires.
Check the impact of manufacturing machinery on the environment, analysing temperature levels, water quality and air pollution.
Perform small maintenance tasks on drawing kiln such as replacing the cooling pads of the jacket and plugging in the kiln with mortar.
Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.
Manage or dispose of significant amounts of waste materials or hazardous materials. Ensure required licenses and permits are in place and reasonable management practices, industry standards, or commonly accepted farming practices followed.
Write reports on the manufactured batches history taking into account the raw data, tests performed and compliance to GMP of each batch of product.
Tiles of different sizes, materials and glazing. Their properties such as weight, propensity to chipping or breaking, moisture resistance, adhesion and cost.
Store products to ensure the quality and in accordance with standards and regulations. Ensure the stock facilities are kept according to hygiene standards, regulating temperature, heating and air conditioning of storage facilities.