Job Description:

• 1) Tends equipment that separates naphthalene from chemical drain oil used to wash coke-oven gas or tar distillate: Starts pumps to remove drain oil from scrubbing tower to collecting tank where naphthalene settles and crystallizes as oil cools.

• 2) Opens drain valves or starts pumps to remove oil from pans to storage tanks.

• 3) Dumps crystals into centrifuge to remove remaining oil.

• 4) Dumps or shovels crystallized naphthalene into steam-heated tank to melt and further purify crystals.

• 5) Draws sample from melting tank for laboratory analysis.

• 6) Starts pumps to transfer naphthalene into storage tanks or railroad tank cars.

• 7) May be designated according to work performed as Drier Tender, Naphthalene.