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mash-floor operator
A professional who tends equipment to process molasses wort for use in production of baker's yeast. Respnsibilities include:
- Turns valve to admit molasses into weigh tank.
- Observes scale and pumps measured molasses into heating tank.
- Adds specified amounts of water and chemicals to molasses to precipitate impurities.
- Starts mixing unit and opens valves to allow steam to circulate in coils of tank to heat molasses to specified temperature.
- Mixes diatomaceous earth with water and pours specified amount of mixture into tank to clarify molasses.
- Pumps filter solution through filter to precoat screens.
- Pumps molasses through filter to settling tank to remove impurities from molasses.
- Measures sludge level in settling tank, using depth gauge, and opens valve to decant molasses.
- Observes level indicators and pumps specified amount of cane molasses to mix with beet molasses in holding tank.
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