Job Description:

• 1) Controls equipment that produces soap according to formula: Opens valves to charge kettle with prescribed amounts of ingredients.

• 2) Turns valve to admit steam through bottom of tank to boil and agitate mixture.

• 3) Observes mixture through opening in top of tank to detect variations of color, consistency, and homogeneity of boiling ingredients.

• 4) Adds soda or water to mixture as directed by laboratory; or determines degree of alkalinity of caustic soda in mixture, using meter, and adds soda or water as required.

• 5) Observes color, consistency, and homogeneity of product to determine when boiling and agitating cycle are completed, and allows batch to cool and settle for specified period of time.

• 6) Raises or lowers pumpline to locate separation level of neat and nigre.

• 7) Starts pump to transfer neat to designated department.

• 8) Lowers pump line to bottom of tank to transfer residue to reclaiming tank.

• 9) May calculate amount of ingredients needed to make various soaps, using formula.