Job Description:

• 1) Tends equipment that separates hydrocarbons from coal tar derivatives: Opens valves and starts pump to transfer slurry of hydrocarbons into tank containing organic solvent.

• 2) Adjusts steam valves to heat solution to specified temperature.

• 3) Opens water valves to cool solution and promote crystallization of hydrocarbon.

• 4) Pumps solvent into reclaim tanks, and pumps slurry or hydrocarbon crystals to centrifugal drier.

• 5) Starts centrifugal drier to remove remaining solvent from hydrocarbon crystals.

• 6) Discharges hydrocarbon into loading hopper.

• 7) Records production data in log.

• 8) May be designated according to specific hydrocarbon processed as Anthracene Operator.

• 9) May tend equipment that clarifies creosol derived from coal tar and be designated Clarification Operator.