| Job Title |
Filter-press Operator |
| Job Description |
Tends Filter Plate Press That Removes Impurities Or Moisture
From Slurries And Chemical Solution: Covers Filter Plates With
Cloth, Canvas, Or Paper. Opens Valve To Admit Liquid Ingredients
Into Tank, Dumps Specified Dry Ingredients Into Tank, And Starts
Agitator To Mix Ingredients And Form Slurry. Starts Pump To
Transfer Slurry From Mixing Tank To Filter Plate Press. Opens
Pressure Valves To Force Slurry Through Plates To Remove
Impurities And Moisture. Turns Gear Wheel To Release Tension Of
Plates At Completion Of Cycle. When Filtering To Obtain Liquid
Product, Dislodges Solid Material From Plates And Cleans Frames,
Screens, And Filters, Using Scraper, Steam, Or Compressed
Airhose. When Filtering To Obtain Solid Product, Cuts Mixture
From Frames With Knife And Loads Materials On Drying Trays. May
Draw Samples For Laboratory Analysis. May Be Designated
According To Product Filtered As Pigment Presser (chemical);
Plate-and-frame-filter Operator (any Industry); Resin Filterer
(paint & Varnish); Varnish Filterer (paint & Varnish) Ii.
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