Mason-Journeyman

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The Specialty Materials segment manufactures products that provide more than 150 material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals to meet demand for unique customer needs. Consequently, this segment operates in a wide variety of commercial and industrial markets that include display optics and components, semiconductor optics components, aerospace and defense, astronomy, ophthalmic products, telecommunications components and cover glass that is optimized for portable display devices.

Refractory Masonry consists of building and repairing heat and corrosion resistant structures and vessels such as furnaces, tanks, and containers. These structures are an integral part of Corning’s glass production processes. A Refractory Mason must be able to work in confined spaces and extreme (hot, dusty) environmental conditions. Due to the nature of tasks associated with this position all Journeyman Masons are required to be Journeyman Refractory Specialist.

A Refractory Mason performs some or all of the following:

• Adherence to all facility work rules and housekeeping/cleanliness
• Demonstrates safe working practices and procedures
• Adaptation of job site environment
• Prepares and uses necessary equipment and materials to perform work of a construction nature
• Using supplied construction prints to identify, layout, and complete masonry tasks as required to construct refractory structures
• Installation of refractory brick and associated ceramic components
• Understand processes for measuring and mixing refractory ingredients for a wide variety of mortars and other bonding agents
• Monitor mix of mortars to ensure correct ingredients, consistency and texture
• Operate equipment required for cutting, drilling, grooving, grinding and sizing refractory brick
• Possess working knowledge of cutting, drilling and grinding media used on equipment
• Understand the function and operation of hand tools required such as drills, saws, levels, trowels, grinders and measurement devices
• Operate ingredient mixers of all sizes to properly mix mortars
• Have knowledge of ladders, scaffolding and associated equipment to establish safe work platforms
• Assemble platforms as required by tasks to adhere to all safety requirements
• Operate cranes and hoists with proper rigging required for lifting equipment and materials
• Possess working knowledge of chains, slings, cables and other equipment used in hoisting applications
• Cleaning, grouting, pointing and other work necessary to achieve desired construction results on Masonry projects
• Installation of insulating materials used within the masonry field such as fiber frax and duraboard type items
• Execute demolition of existing refractory structures and proper disposal of old materials
• Interface with computers and computer controlled equipment as needed

• Required domestic travel and some voluntary international travel

• Candidate must currently hold the Mason Journeyman classification
• Safe working attitude and behaviors
• Familiar with masonry tools, equipment and safety equipment
• Troubleshooting and problem solving
• Use of trowels, levels, transit and/or sight level, and other masonry hand and powered tools and equipment
• Use of measuring tapes, rules, squares used to layout and install materials to specifications
• Demonstrated advanced masonry and refractory masonry skills
• Good communication skills
• Strong ownership of achieving team deliverables and meet…