Kiln firer jobs in Finland
Kiln firers operate kilns in order to fire decorations or glazes. They determine the level and uniformity of oven temperature, regulate the temperature, and give directions to a helper in preparing firebox and lighting fires.
Kiln firer – 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 |
Kiln firer - 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.
Prepare the firebox and give indications to other workers on lighting fires.
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.
Adjust the oven temperature level and uniformity by correcting the fuel feed.
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.
Kiln firer - Which skills are useful but not essential?
The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.
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.
Kiln characteristics, operation and types such as periodic kilns, updraft kilns, downdraft kilns, sprung arch kilns, or catenary arch kilns.
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.
Perform equipment validations and calibrations, along with methods and procedures for receiving incoming raw materials from suppliers.
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.