| Job Title |
Polymerization-kettle Operator |
| Job Description |
Controls Reactor Vessels To Polymerize Raw Resin Materials To
Form Phenolic, Acrylic, Or Polyester Resins: Pumps Specified
Amount Of Raw Material Into Calibrated Tank According To Formula
And Transfers Materials Into Reactor. Starts Mixers And Pumps
Reagents And Catalysts Into Reactor. Starts Circulation And
Vacuum Pumps. Adjusts Valves To Regulate Flow Of Preheated Or
Cooled Fluid Around Jacket Of Reactor And To Start And Regulate
Polymerization Reaction. Adjusts Valves To Regulate Pressure And
Temperature In Reactor. Tests Viscosity And Ph Of Resins To
Determine Length Of Polymerization Time, Using Ph Meters And
Viscosimeters. Turns Valves To Discharge Processed Materials
From Kettles Into Cooling Pans. Records Processing Time,
Pressure, Temperature, And Test Results In Log; And Writes Daily
Reports On Amounts Of Raw Materials Used And Finished Product
Barreled Or Stored. May Dump Compounds Into Polymerized Resins
To Thicken Product. May Pump Polymerized Resin From Storage
Tanks To Tank Trucks Or Cars For Shipment. May Cast Liquid
Plastics In Molds. May Analyze Sample Of Plastics Materials To
Determine Clarity, Acidity, Fusibility, Or Brittleness, Using
Slide Rule, Torsion Balance, And Other Testing Equipment.
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