Job Description:

• 1) Tends fermentation tanks to propagate yeast in molasses wort: Opens valves to admit specified amounts of seed yeast and molasses wort into tanks.

• 2) Dumps, pours, or meters measured quantities of nitrogen and phosphate to supplement diet of yeast.

• 3) Pumps air into tank to aerate wort.

• 4) Sets thermostat to maintain prescribed temperature levels in fermentation tanks.

• 5) Tests wort for acidity, using pH meter, and adds specified chemicals to maintain required acidity.

• 6) Adds additional wort and chemicals to tank, as yeast concentration increases, to facilitate yeast growth.

• 7) Pumps wort with yeast cream to yeast-separating department.