wash deinking operator
Wash deinking operators operate a tank where recycled paper is mixed with water and dispersants to wash out printing inks. The solution, called a pulp slurry, is then dewatered to flush out the dissolved inks.
Also called: deinking specialist, wash deinking technician, deinking worker, deinking technician, wash deinking worker, wash deinking specialist, deinking operative, deinking operator
- 15
- essential skills
- 22
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 8171
- ISCO-08 group
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
15- concentrate pulp slurry
- deinking processes
- monitor automated machines
- monitor chemical process condition
- quality standards
- separate ink
- set up the controller of a machine
- supply machine
- tend deinking tank
- types of paper
- types of pulp
- use deinking chemicals
- wear appropriate protective gear
- work safely with chemicals
- work safely with machines
Optional skills
22- carry out waste water treatment
- check quality of raw materials
- clean equipment
- coordinate shipments of recycling materials
- develop recycling programs
- dispose of hazardous waste
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- froth flotation processes
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- maintain recycling records
- monitor gauge
- monitor pulp quality
- perform machine maintenance
- prepare wood production reports
- record production data for quality control
- report defective manufacturing materials
- tend bleacher
- test paper production samples
- types of bleach
- wash fibres
- waste management
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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