List of Career Duties Under Cement Business Sector
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LIST OF CAREER DUTIES UNDER CEMENT BUSINESS SECTOR
Bulk Cement Loader Career Duties
- Tend pneumatic conveyor, or belt, auger, or bucket conveyor to load and unload bulk cement onto tank trucks or railroad tank hopper cars
- Insert loading nozzle in opening on tank trucks
- Start pump turns lever to open slide on storage bins
- Observe weight indicator on scale regulates speed of feed to fill tank in truck
- Record weight on sales slip
- Tend winch to position railroad tank cars under loading nozzles
- Insert nozzles in loading ports of car turns on pump to feed in cement
- Record weight loaded on manifest
- May tend equipment that inserts flexible pipe into railroad tank and hopper cars tank trucks
- May bag cement [Packager, Machine any industry ]
- May be designated according to vehicle loaded as Cement-Railroad-Car Loader cement , Cement-Truck Loader cement .
Cement boat and barge Loader Career Duties
- Tend pipeline system that conveys dry cement from storage silos to ships barges at cement plant loading dock
- Screw flexible hose to dock pipeline and inserts secures hose to loading port of ship or barge
- Ties lines to hose to support hose during loading operation
- Turn handwheels to open or close valves and route cement from designated silos through pumps to vessel, according to loading orders
- Signal Silo Tender cement to start stop pumps
- Monitor movement of cement through pipelines tightens couplings or repairs loose connections, using handtools
- Observe movement of tide, vessel, and hose hookup in relation to pier, and adjusts ship mooring and hose support lines to make sure continuous safe operation
- Observe cargo hold of vessel to define completion of loading
- Disassemble ship-to-shore hookup, and cleans pipes, hoses, and fittings.
Cement Loader Career Duties
- Tend pneumatic conveyor, or belt, auger, or bucket conveyor to load and unload bulk cement onto tank trucks or railroad tank hopper cars
- Insert loading nozzle in opening on tank trucks
- Start pump turns lever to open slide on storage bins
- Observe weight indicator on scale regulates speed of feed to fill tank in truck
- Record weight on sales slip
- Tend winch to position railroad tank cars under loading nozzles
- Insert nozzles in loading ports of car turns on pump to feed in cement
- Record weight loaded on manifest
- May tend equipment that inserts flexible pipe into railroad tank and hopper cars tank trucks
- May bag cement [Packager, Machine any industry ]
- May be designated according to vehicle loaded as Cement-Railroad-Car Loader cement , Cement-Truck Loader cement .
Cement storage Worker Career Duties
- Tend stationary pump in pneumatic conveyor system that conveys fine-ground raw materials or finished cement from one bin to another preparatory to further processing
- Push levers to start pump, air compressor and other conveying equipment
- Observe pressure dials on pump that indicate operating condition of conveyor
- Make minor repairs to pump to correct faulty operation
- May pump bulk cement from unloading bins into tank trucks, railroad cars, and boats [Cement Loader cement ]
Grinder Operator Career Duties
- Tend machines that crush, mix, or pulverize materials, like limestone, shale, oyster shells, clay, iron ore, silica, gypsum, and cement clinkers, used in making cement
- Observe conveyor system to make sure continuous flow of material
- Stop conveyor removes clogged material, using bar
- Open chute over conveyor to add materials, like iron, silica, or gypsum, according to specifications
- Observe operation of auxiliary equipment, like cement pumps, air or screen separators, air slides, cement coolers, and dust collectors
- Turn valves to regulate water, air, and oil lines on machine, according to laboratory specifications
- May regulate feeder mechanism on machines not equipped with automatic regulators
- May add moisture to materials to facilitate flow into machine
- May be designated according to type of mill tended as Ball-Mill Operator cement , Finish-Mill Operator cement , Hammer-Mill Operator cement , Miller, Rod-Mill cement , Pug-Mill Operator cement , Raw-Finish-Mill Operator cement , Tube-Mill Operator cement , Vertical-Mill Operator cement .
Miller Career Duties
- Tend machines that crush, mix, or pulverize materials, like limestone, shale, oyster shells, clay, iron ore, silica, gypsum, and cement clinkers, used in making cement
- Observe conveyor system to make sure continuous flow of material
- Stop conveyor removes clogged material, using bar
- Open chute over conveyor to add materials, like iron, silica, or gypsum, according to specifications
- Observe operation of auxiliary equipment, like cement pumps, air or screen separators, air slides, cement coolers, and dust collectors
- Turn valves to regulate water, air, and oil lines on machine, according to laboratory specifications
- May regulate feeder mechanism on machines not equipped with automatic regulators
- May add moisture to materials to facilitate flow into machine
- May be designated according to type of mill tended as Ball-Mill Operator cement , Finish-Mill Operator cement , Hammer-Mill Operator cement , Miller, Rod-Mill cement , Pug-Mill Operator cement , Raw-Finish-Mill Operator cement , Tube-Mill Operator cement , Vertical-Mill Operator cement .
Nodulizer Career Duties
- Tend equipment that dries raw ground materials makes pellets
- Start pelletizer rotating and starts feed & discharge conveyors traveling grates in preburning-ovens
- Turn valves to regulate water sprays in pelletizer heat in oven
- Observe mixing of materials water to define if uniform nodules are being formed
- Observe feed hopper to make sure uniformity of filling
- Regulate feed of materials, rotation of pelletizer, amount of water spray, and heat of oven to make sure pellets are produced to specifications
- Open inspection ports on oven and observes or removes pellets for examination to make sure specified hardness heat.
Silo Tender Career Duties
- Tend stationary pump in pneumatic conveyor system that conveys fine-ground raw materials or finished cement from one bin to another preparatory to further processing
- Push levers to start pump, air compressor and other conveying equipment
- Observe pressure dials on pump that indicate operating condition of conveyor
- Make minor repairs to pump to correct faulty operation
- May pump bulk cement from unloading bins into tank trucks, railroad cars, and boats [Cement Loader cement ]
Slurry Blender Career Duties
- Tend auxiliary equipment like pumps, motors, and conveyors to supply materials and power to slurry tanks other equipment to mix cement slurry for kilns
- Receive signal from Rotary-Kiln Operator cement, chemical, mine and quarry & starts pumps conveyors to feed raw materials into kiln
- Open valves to fill slurry tanks with specified amounts of water raw materials or to correct slurry mixture
- Start tank agitators that mix slurry
- May be designated according to equipment tended as Kiln Feeder cement , Mixer Tender cement .
Slurry tank Tender Career Duties
- Tend auxiliary equipment like pumps, motors, and conveyors to supply materials and power to slurry tanks other equipment to mix cement slurry for kilns
- Receive signal from Rotary-Kiln Operator cement, chemical, mine and quarry & starts pumps conveyors to feed raw materials into kiln
- Open valves to fill slurry tanks with specified amounts of water raw materials or to correct slurry mixture
- Start tank agitators that mix slurry
- May be designated according to equipment tended as Kiln Feeder cement , Mixer Tender cement .