Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.
<ul><li>Dump, pour, or load specified amounts of refined or unrefined materials into equipment or containers for further processing or storage.</li><li>Operate machines to process materials in compliance with applicable safety, energy, or environmental regulations.</li><li>Monitor material flow or instruments such as temperature or pressure gauges, indicators, or meters to ensure optimal processing conditions.</li><li>Turn valves or move controls to admit, drain, separate, filter, clarify, mix, or transfer materials.</li><li>Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.</li><li>Examine samples to verify qualities such as clarity, cleanliness, consistency, dryness, or texture.</li><li>Start agitators, shakers, conveyors, pumps, or centrifuge machines.</li><li>Inspect machines or equipment for hazards, operating efficiency, malfunctions, wear, or leaks.</li><li>Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.</li><li>Communicate processing instructions to other workers.</li><li>Remove clogs, defects, or impurities from machines, tanks, conveyors, screens, or other processing equipment.</li><li>Turn valves to pump sterilizing solutions or rinse water through pipes or equipment or to spray vats with atomizers.</li><li>Maintain logs of instrument readings, test results, or shift production for entry in computer databases.</li><li>Clean or sterilize tanks, screens, inflow pipes, production areas, or equipment, using hoses, brushes, scrapers, or chemical solutions.</li></ul>