Job Description:

• 1) Tends equipment that washes taconite ore dust collected from air: Starts dust collection equipment and turns valves to adjust pressure to required level as indicated by manometer.

• 2) Examines parts of dust collector, such as pipes, nozzles, strainers, and collection surfaces, for pluggings, breaks, leaks, and residue.

• 3) Closes water valves and stops pumps to permit cleaning and repairing of equipment.

• 4) Washes residue from collection surfaces, pumps, hoppers, and fans, using water hose.

• 5) Turns threaded water nozzles into fittings to change type of nozzle or to replace defective ones.

• 6) Removes mesh strainers and cleans them, using airhose.

• 7) Tightens glands on pumps and valves, using wrenches.

• 8) May record gauge readings.

• 9) May tend equipment that extracts carbon dust from air.