ISCO Occupation Group 8171.2 Digester Operator
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Digester Operator: Digester operators, or cooks, cook wood chips with soda ash or acid to separate the wood pulp from unwanted constituents. They test the resulting solution.
Essential Skills
- Supply Machine
- Types Of Pulp
- Quality Standards
- Wear Appropriate Protective Gear
- Operate Digester Machine
- Types Of Digesters
- Concentrate Pulp Slurry
- Set Up The Controller Of A Machine
- Monitor Pulp Quality
- Work Safely With Machines
- Types Of Paper
- Types Of Wood
- Monitor Automated Machines
- Wash Fibres
- Troubleshoot
Optional Skills
- Dispose Of Non-Hazardous Waste
- Operate Debarking Machine
- Consult Technical Resources
- Types Of Bleach
- Monitor Gauge
- Clean Equipment
- Carry Out Waste Water Treatment
- Operate Wood Chipper
- Drive Chipper Truck
- Record Production Data For Quality Control
- Monitor Chemical Process Condition
- Test Paper Production Samples
- Keep Records Of Work Progress
- Tend Bleacher
- Dispose Of Hazardous Waste
- Perform Machine Maintenance
- Monitor Chipper Machine
- Report Defective Manufacturing Materials
- Use Deinking Chemicals
- Check Quality Of Raw Materials
- Prepare Production Reports
- Deinking Processes
Alternative Names
- Pulp Mill Machine Technician
- Digester Specialist
- Digester Worker
- Pulp Mill Specialist
- Pulp Mill Technician
- Pulp Mill Machine Specialist
- Digester Operative
- Digester Technician
- Digester Cook
- Pulp Mill Operator
- Pulp Mill Machine Operator
