| Job Title |
Drier Operator |
| Job Description |
Tends Vacuum Drum Driers That Heat Liquid Compounds To Form
Caked Or Powdered Chemical Products: Connects Tube From Feed
Inlet To Drum Containing Liquid To Be Dried. Turns Steam And
Coolant Valves And Observes Thermometer To Regulate Temperature
Of Steam-jacketed Drum Enclosed In Vacuum Chamber, According To
Specifications. Starts Pump And Observes Vacuum Gauge To
Maintain Prescribed Vacuum In Chamber. Starts Revolving Drum
That Dries Liquid As It Splashes Against Heated Drum, Forming
Caked Or Powdered Product That Is Removed From Surface Of Drum
By Scraper Blade. Observes And Feels Dried Product, Periodically
Submits Sample For Laboratory Moisture Analysis, And Adjusts
Drying Temperature And Vacuum If Product Does Not Meet Plant
Standards. Records Drying Time Of Batch, Gauge Readings, And
Amount Or Weight Of Materials Dried. May Set Scraper Blade At
Specified Distance From Drum, Using Handtools. May Fill
Containers With Dried Materials, Weigh Containers, And Tag
Containers For Shipment Or Storage.
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