| Job Title |
Fermentation Operator |
| Job Description |
Controls Fermentation Chambers And Tanks To Produce Enzymes
From Fungal Or Bacterial Growth For Use As Industrial Catalysts:
Sprinkles Seed From Hand Container Into Mixing Drum Containing
Culture Medium, Such As Bran, And Starts Drum Revolving For
Specified Time To Disperse Seed Throughout Medium. Opens Drum To
Discharge Batch Into Tubs, And Shovels Batch Onto Trays. Places
Trays On Racks And Pushes Them Into Growing Chambers. Sets
Thermostats, Observes Pressure Gauges And Meters, And Moves
Controls To Maintain Specified Atmospheric Conditions That
Promote Growth Of Culture. Examines Batch For Contamination By
Smell, Touch, Or Observation, Using Knowledge Of Fermentation
Reactions. Removes Trays From Chamber After Specified Time.
Dumps Contents Onto Conveyor That Transfers Material Through
Delumping Machine Into Portable Tanks. Positions Tanks Under
Water Faucets And Opens Valves To Flush Enzymes Through Sieve.
Turns Valve To Siphon Solution Through Series Of Portable Tanks
Into Head Tank. Tests Extraction For Specific Gravity, Acidity,
And Alkalinity, Using Hydrometer And Litmus Paper; And Adds
Specified Salts, Acids, Or Bases. May Start Centrifuge To
Separate Solids From Product.
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