|
Controls calciners and allied equipment from instrumented
panelboard to heat ore slurry, dry slurry, and drive off
impurities: Monitors recording instruments, flowmeters, panel
lights, and ohter indicators, and listens for warning signals on
panel to operate calciner, conveyor system, and allied
equipment. Turns screws and knobs on panelboard to control feed
rate, temperature, and conveying of ore. Examines calcined ore
to determine, by color, that it meets cmopany specifications.
Confers with other departments to adjsut steam, water, and fuel
supply, using telephone or radio. Confers with supervisor to
report equipment failure or malfunction, and to resolve problems
in porcess changes. Maintains record of steam, water, and fuel
used duirng shift. Records process changes, malfunctions, and
other actions in shift log and operator's sheet. Examines
calciners and allied equipment, such as conveyor betls and
chutes, blowers, pumps, compressors, and power lines,
waterlines, and air lines, for wear or defects. Periodically
cleans calciner, working as member of team, and using airhammer,
water hose, pick, shovel, and wheelbarrow.
When drying copper
ore, may be desiganted Reactor Operator (smelt. & refin.).
|
