| Job Title |
Dry-starch Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Machines And Equipment To Mix Cornstarch Blends:
Signals Starch-treating Assistant (grain-feed Mills) To Admit
Starch Suspension Into Mixing And Storage Tanks, And To Dump
Measured Amount Of Chemicals Into Mixing Tanks To Prepare
Chemical Solutions. Reads Meters And Turns Valves To Admit
Chemical Solutions Into Blending Tank. Manipulates Switches And
Turns Valves To Regulate Heaters And Agitators That Mix
Solutions, And To Pump Starch Mixtures Into Blending And Filter
Tanks. Receives Or Draws Samples Of Product And Performs
Standard Tests To Ascertain If Acidity, Alkalinity, And
Viscosity Conform To Specifications, Using Hydrometer And Other
Test Equipment. Records Quantity And Kind Of Chemicals Used.
Inspects Equipment And Observes Gauges, Thermometers, And Meters
To Maintain Efficient Production. May Direct Workers Engaged In
Regulating Filters, Shakers, Centrifugal Driers, And Related
Equipment To Produce Dry Starch Products.
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