Job Description:

• 1) Tends equipment to dry, mix, and compress copper fines into briquettes for use by smelter: Starts belt conveyors that automatically feed mixture from wet-bin hopper to heated rotary dryer.

• 2) Turns valve to set burner at specified temperature.

• 3) Tests moisture content of mixture by feeling with fingers.

• 4) Pulls lever to open discharge gate of heating chamber to admit mixture into pug mill.

• 5) Opens valve to add binding solution to obtain mixture of required consistency.

• 6) Turns valve to feed mixture into press to form briquettes.

• 7) Oils and greases equipment, using oilcan and grease gun.