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Screen Tender

DOT Code: 534.665-010

Industry: paper & pulp; wood prod., nec

Tends filter-screen unit at wet end of fourdrinier machine that makes paper, sheet pulp, or insulation board from pulp stock: Adjusts guides to prevent wet felt from running off machine, using wrench. Turns valves to regulate flow of water and pulp onto filter screens as requested by Fourdrinier-Machine Operator (paper & pulp; paper goods). Scrapes residue from screens with hand rake. Observes pickup of pulp from cylinder screens by carrier mat and formation of continuous sheets to detect defects in paper, such as breaks, slivers, dirt, and slime spots. Notifies Fourdrinier-Machine Operator (paper & pulp; paper goods) of paper defects and machine malfunctions.

GOE: 06.04.14 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 3 DLU: 77