| Job Title |
Pot Tender |
| Job Description |
Tends Battery Of Reduction Pots That Smelt Aluminum Oxide Into
Aluminum: Adds Specified Amounts Of Oxide To Pots From Overhead
Hopper, At Designated Time Intervals, And Rakes Oxide Over Crust
Formed By Cooling Of Bath. Observes Gas Flames Breaking Through
Crust, And Rakes Oxide Or Pieces Of Crust Over Flames To Prevent
Damage To Anode. Watches Warning Lights And Notes Color Of
Electrolyte (solution), And Breaks Up Crust To Add Oxide To
Bath, Using Crowbar Or Pneumatic Crust-breaking Machine. Stirs
Bath To Eliminate Gas, Using Rake. Observes Instruments And
Turns Rheostat, Or Repositions Anode In Bath, To Increase Or
Decrease Current Flow And Regulate Temperature Of Solution. May
Train Workers In Operation Of Reduction Pots.
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