Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that grinds and blends coke according to specifications: Sets mill gauge to specified fineness of grind.

• 2) Starts conveyors and screening and grinding equipment.

• 3) Moves gate levers to regulate flow of raw coke into machine, and processed coke to mixer or packing-material hopper.

• 4) Turns valve to regulate moisture content of material.

• 5) Opens gauge valves to fill buckets under hopper spouts, attaches crane cable to buckets, and signals RIGGER to remove them.

• 6) Weighs materials at specified intervals, using platform scales, and records data.

• 7) Observes operation to ensure continuity of flow and to detect malfunctioning.

• 8) May tend machine that mixes materials for electrodes.