| Job Title |
Spout Tender Ii |
| Job Description |
Tends Railcar Loading Devices To Load Bulk Material, Such As
Phosphatic Fertilizer, Into Hopper Cars And Boxcars: Presses
Buttons On Hand Held Control Box To Position Loading Spout And
Feed Conveyor Over Compartment Of Hopper Car. Presses Buttons To
Start Spout Feed Conveyor And To Start Flow Of Material From
Overhead Bin Onto Feed Conveyor. Observes Flow Of Material Into
Hopper Car And Presses Buttons On Control Box To Change Position
Of Spout To Assure Equal Weight Distribution In Hopper Car.
Collects Sample Of Material From Spout As Each Compartment Is
Filled To Make Up Composite Sample For Laboratory Analysis.
Closes Hinged Hatch Covers On Top Of Hopper Car. Attaches Grain
Doors (wooden Inner Doors) To Contain Material In Boxcar, Using
Hammer And Nails. Moves Lever To Position Hydraulically Powered
Loading Chute Into Boxcar. Presses Buttons To Start Flow Of
Material From Overhead Bin And To Start Slinger Unit (high Speed
Conveyor In Curved End Of Chute) Which Throws Material To Ends
Of Boxcar. Moves Levers To Swivel Slinger To Distribute Load
Evenly. Cleans Boxcars And Hopper Cars To Eliminate Product
Contamination, Using Broom And Shovel.
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