Furnace operator
Furnace Operator handles furnace work such as smelting metal ores into bars, melting metal items, and creating metal alloys. The skill is also used at kilns for pearlash and plaster powder.
How it works
The listed workplaces include smelters, magma smelters, kilns, and magma kilns. The skill links raw materials and metal items to later metalworking tasks. The available evidence says higher skill does not improve output in the listed furnace work, so its supported role here is carrying out those jobs.
Read the supporting references
Reference to fortress development choices: selected work skills, metalworking roles, materials, and manufactured equipment. Does not cover Adventure mode or provide a complete skill catalog. Guidance explains the referenced mechanics; it is not a tested damage ranking. Check the stated edition and source version before applying a patch-specific detail.