Job Description:

• 1) Tends hydrating and drying equipment to make instant dairy products, using either of following methods: Turns valves, starts fans, and observes thermometers and gauges to heat drying chamber to specified temperature and supply steam to hydrating jets.

• 2) Starts conveyors and shaker screen.

• 3) Turns dial to transfer powder from feeder hopper through steam spray, drying chamber, and vibrating screen into storage hopper.

• 4) Turns steam valves and feeder dial to adjust temperature or powder flow to maintain specified moisture content.

• 5) Starts pumps, turns valves, and observes meter to spray water into hydrator at specified rate.

• 6) Starts blower to push powder from storage hopper, through water spray, and onto conveyor leading to dryer and sizing rolls.

• 7) Turns valve and observes thermometer to maintain specified temperature in dryer.

• 8) Positions sizing rolls on conveyor, using wrench, to crumble dried powder to specified size.

• 9) Examines and feels powder for moisture and charring.