| Job Title |
Wood Grinder Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Machines To Grind Logs Or Wood Blocks Into Fibers
Used In Making Paper Pulp, Using One Of Following Methods: (1)
Opens Slide Gate, Tosses Wood Into Grinder Pocket, And Moves
Lever To Actuate Hydraulic Piston That Presses Wood Against
Revolving Grindstones. (2) Adjusts Panel Controls To Regulate
Conveyor System That Feeds Wood To Hopper Of Grinder Machines.
Straightens Wood In Machine Pocket Or Hopper To Prevent Jams,
Using Picaroon. Turns Valves To Regulate Spray Of Water To Cool
Grindstones And To Control Consistency Of Pulp. Turns Handwheel
To Raise Or Lower Dam To Control Flow Of Pulp From Discharge End
Of Machine. Observes Temperature Gauge And Color Of Pulp For
Evidence Of Burns Caused By Dull Or Broken Grindstones And
Notifies Wood Grinder, Head (paper & Pulp) 530.132-022 Of
Defects. May Be Designated According To Type Of Machine Operated
As Pocket-grinder Operator (paper & Pulp); Ring-grinder Operator
(paper & Pulp).
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