Clay products dry kiln operator jobs in Finland
Clay products dry kiln operators manage drying tunnels that are meant for drying clay products prior to their treatment in kiln.
Clay products dry kiln operator – 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 products dry kiln operator - 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.
Check the impact of manufacturing machinery on the environment, analysing temperature levels, water quality and air pollution.
Tend the tunnels which are used to dry clay products such as bricks or roofing tiles prior to their further processing into the kiln.
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.
Operate the portable air and heat blowers by placing them in the drying aisles in order to dry specific products.
Follow production schedule taking into account all requirements, times and needs. This schedule outlines what individual commodities must be produced in each time period and encapsulates various concerns like production, staffing, inventory, etc. It is usually linked to manufacturing where the plan indicates when and how much of each product will be demanded. Utilise all the information in the actual implementation of the plan.
Conform with production requirements by reading the production schedule and adjusting temperature to the actual humidity, size and type of the products which will be dried.
Clay products dry kiln operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Adjust work schedule in order to maintain permanent shift operation.
Advise other workers on the covering of end-products with tarpaulin.
Patch damaged products using handtools and patch clay.
Let the end-products to cool and dry during the correct amount of time. If necessary, hasten the drying process using kilns or delay it by allowing water to humidify the products.
Write reports on the manufactured batches history taking into account the raw data, tests performed and compliance to GMP of each batch of product.
Managing a product specific and energy efficient kiln ventilation.
Provide training and orientation to new team members, or assign this task to an appropriately experienced team member.