| Job Title |
Granulator-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Mixing And Milling Machines To Mix And Granulate
Powdered Ingredients Preparatory To Compressing Into Medicinal
Tablets: Weighs Out And Measures Ingredients, According To
Formula And Size Of Batch To Be Mixed. Starts Mixing Machine To
Blend Ingredients And Adds Starch Paste, Gelatin, Or Water And
Alcohol Solution To Mixture To Bind Ingredients. Breaks Up Lumps
In Mixture, Using Spatula Or Mortar And Pestle, Spreads Mixture
Onto Trays, And Places Trays In Oven Or Steam Drier At Preset
Temperature. Removes Trays And Feels Material To Ascertain
Dryness, Or Tests Material With Moisture Meter To Determine
Whether Batch Requires Additional Mixing Or Drying. Installs
Cutting Blades And Screens, Using Handtools, And Operates
Oscillating Or Comminuting Mill To Force Mixture Through Sieves
And Produce Product Of Specified Fineness. May Screen Granulated
Mixture To Determine Size Range Of Granules. May Tend
Ion-exchange Equipment To Remove Mineral Salts From Water. May
Tend Tumbling Barrel Or Other Equipment To Mix Binders,
Flavoring Oils, And Lubricating Agents For Use In Compounding
Tablets.
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