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									Tell me about an experience in which you analyzed information and evaluated results to choose the best solution to a problem. | 
									
										
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									Tell me about a recent experience you've had working with your hands.  | 
									
										
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									Describe methods you have found effective to measure furnace walls to determine dimensions, then cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws. | 
									
										
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									Share an experience in which your diligence of inspecting equipment, structures, or materials helped you identify a problem or the cause of a problem.  | 
									
										
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									Tell me about your qualifications for and your experience handling vehicles and/or mechanized equpiment. | 
									
										
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									Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.) | 
									
										
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									What kind of experience do you have relining or repairing ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels? | 
									
										
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									Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.  | 
									
										
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									Share your approach to tighten locknuts holding refractory stopper assemblies together, spread mortar on jackets to seal sleeve joints, and dry mortar in ovens. | 
									
										
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									Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work. | 
									
										
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									Share an example when you dried and baked new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches. | 
									
										
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									Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles. | 
									
										
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									Share an experience in which you've successfully learned how to handle a new piece of equipment? | 
									
										
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									Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check? | 
									
										
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									What have you found to be the best way to fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles? | 
									
										
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