| Job Title |
Rodding-anode Worker |
| Job Description |
Renews Carbon Anode Assemblies Used In Electrolytic Processing
Of Aluminum By Performing Any Combination Of Following Duties:
Removes Carbon Blocks From Conveyor, Using Hoist. Feeds Steel
Stubs On Conveyor Through Bath Solution To Coat Them With
Graphite. Positions Pouring Ring And Steel Stub On Carbon Block.
Tilts Crucible To Pour Molten Iron Around Stub To Cast It To
Block. Bolts Copper Rod To Stub, Using Wrench. Loads Anode
Assemblies Onto Trailer For Removal To Potroom, Using Hoist.
Unbolts Copper Rod From Steel Stub Embedded In Disintegrated
Block. Places Stub In Hydraulic Press And Pulls Lever To Break
Off Unused Portions Of Block. Cleans And Straightens Stubs And
Rods, Using Chipping Gun, Disk Grinder, And Straightening
Hammer. Chips Iron Splashings From Poured Blocks, Using Chisel
And Hammer. Pushes Buttons And Pulls Levers To Activate And
Switch Conveyors To Move Blocks Or Assemblies Through Assembly
Process.
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