Cupola Repairer Interview Questions

16 Describe a time when you successfully serviced, repaired, or tested a machine or device that operates mainly by mechanical principles.
17 Share an experience when you applied new technology or information in your job. How did it help your company?
18 Walk me through how you would drill holes in furnace walls, bolt overlapping layers of plastic to walls, and hammer surfaces to compress layers into solid sheets.
19 What is the most challenging part of mixing specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines?
20 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
21 Share an example when you successfully spread mortar on stopper heads and rods, using trowels, and slide brick sleeves over rods to form refractory jackets.
22 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?
23 Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment?
24 Share an example of a time you had to gather information from multiple sources. How did you determine which information was relevant?
25 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
26 Name a time when you disassembled molds, and cut, chipped, and smoothed clay structures such as floaters, drawbars, and L-blocks.
27 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
28 Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company.
29 Describe an experience in which you successfully controlled the operation of a difficult system. What made you successful?
30 Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.

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