Job Description:

• 1) Tends mixing and blending tanks, and auxiliary equipment to assist in preparing starch blends from raw starch suspensions: Dumps specified amount of chemicals into mixing tank to prepare chemical solutions.

• 2) Observes signals from DRY-STARCH OPERATOR and pushes or pulls switches, and turns valves to start pumps, heaters, and agitators, and to admit raw starch and chemical solutions into blending tanks.

• 3) Draws samples of mixtures for testing.

• 4) Monitors thermometers, meters, and gauges, to ensure that filters, shakers, centrifugals, and driers are operating efficiently.

• 5) Reports equipment malfunctioning to DRY-STARCH OPERATOR.