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digester operator

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digester operator

Description

Code

8171.2

Description

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.

Alternative Labels

digester cook

digester operative

digester operator

digester specialist

digester technician

digester worker

pulp mill machine operator

pulp mill machine specialist

pulp mill machine technician

pulp mill operator

pulp mill specialist

pulp mill technician

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

concentrate pulp slurry monitor automated machines monitor pulp quality operate digester machine set up the controller of a machine supply machine troubleshoot wash fibres wear appropriate protective gear work safely with machines

Essential Knowledge

quality standards types of digesters types of paper types of pulp types of wood

Optional Skills and Competences

carry out waste water treatment check quality of raw materials clean equipment consult technical resources dispose of hazardous waste dispose of non-hazardous waste drive chipper truck keep records of work progress monitor chemical process condition monitor chipper machine monitor gauge operate debarking machine operate wood chipper perform machine maintenance prepare wood production reports record production data for quality control report defective manufacturing materials tend bleacher test paper production samples use deinking chemicals

Optional Knowledge

deinking processes types of bleach

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c32155d3-9ac5-4e44-8e8b-25c47ad31c38

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released

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digester operator

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