Job Description:

• 1) Tends powder-mill pulverizer that grinds granular sugar into fondant or powdered sugar: Starts powder mill, conveyors, dust collectors, and humidifying equipment to ready station for operations.

• 2) Opens valves to admit and regulate flow of sugar into pulverizer.

• 3) Adjusts controls to compensate for changes and fluctuations in production.

• 4) Dissolves specified amounts of sugar in water and spins solution in centrifugal device to determine starch percentage.

• 5) Regulates starch flow to bring percentage within specified limits and prevent powder from caking.

• 6) Dissolves other samples to test them for grist.

• 7) Cleans dust lines, scrolls, and chutes and clears hopper and elevator blockades.

• 8) Observes dials and gauges to ascertain that grinders are not overloaded or overheated.

• 9) Inspects chains, belts, and scrolls for signs of wear.

• 10) Keeps records of tests and production.

• 11) May be designated according to type of sugar pulverized as Powdered-Sugar-Pulverizer Operator; or equipment operated as Fondant-Machine Operator.