Job Description:

• 1) Tends machines that mix ground coke, coal, anode butts, and pitch into carbon paste and press paste into anodes or electrodes: Sets automatic scale and steam regulator to specified weight and pressure.

• 2) Opens hopper valves to load specified amounts of coke, coal, butts, and pitch scales into batch car.

• 3) Starts equipment and charges mixer with mixing ingredients.

• 4) Turns valve to admit liquid pitch into mixer.

• 5) Records charging and discharging time of mixer.

• 6) Periodically inspects system to verify consistency of carbon paste and dimensions of anodes or electrodes emerging from press.

• 7) Records data for each batch processed.

• 8) May lubricate and perform minor repair on machines.

• 9) May tend machine that grinds material for electrodes.

• 10) May tend machines, using panelboard, and be designated Carbon-Paste-Mixer Operator, Panelboard.