Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that cleans and sterilizes containers, such as barrels, fruit juice bottles, milk cans, and baking pans: Moves controls to fill washing and sterilizing tanks with water and steam, and to regulate temperature in cleaning tank.

• 2) Dumps specified amounts of chemicals into cleaning tank.

• 3) Loads containers on conveyor that carries containers through cleaning and sterilizing operations.

• 4) Examines containers for cleanliness and defects, such as dents and cracks.

• 5) Cleans and lubricates equipment.

• 6) May manually clean containers prior to machine cleaning, using sponge or brush.

• 7) May be designated according to type of container washed as Barrel Washer, Machine; Bottle Washer, Machine I; Can Washer, Machine.