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ice maker
A professional who tends refrigerating equipment that freezes water into ice, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include:
- Opens valves to fill containers with specified amounts of water, and lowers containers into freezing tanks, using hoist.
- Inserts air bubbler into containers and starts agitator in freezing tank to ensure uniform freezing.
- Siphons or pumps water containing foreign matter from centers of partially frozen ice blocks, using suction pump, and refills container with fresh water.
- Flushes surfaces of ice blocks with hose.
- Removes container from tank, using hoist, and immerses it in warm water or places it in steam bath to free ice from container sides.
- Positions cans on dumping pivot and pushes buttons to tilt pivot and dump ice onto conveyor or platform.
- Adds prescribed amounts of materials into mixing vats and starts agitator to mix brine solution for freezing tanks.
- May turn valves to regulate compressors and condensers.
- When performing specific duty, may be known as Can Filler; Dumper; Ice Puller.
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