UNIT GROUP 7124 PULP AND PAPER MILL OPERATORS
PULP AND PAPER MILL OPERATORS operate machines to produce paper pulp from woodchips and to make paper sheets.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this unit group is an AQF Certificate II or higher qualification or at least 1 years relevant experience.
Tasks Include:
- operating equipment that grinds wood billets into fibres and digests wood chips to produce cooked paper pulp
- feeding raw material into equipment in batches or by conveyors or pumps as continuous flow
- operating auxiliary equipment such as absorption towers, mixing tanks, rotary drums and washers
- monitoring equipment operation and arranging maintenance
- operating controls which regulate the flow of white water and pulp stock into machine headboxes and on to wire-mesh belts for forming
- setting up other equipment, starting machines and observing paper to detect wrinkles and making adjustments to keep it smooth
- inspecting samples of products and laboratory reports and adjusting stock flow rates, speed and pitch of belts, frequency and amplitude of shaking and pressures on pulp rollers
- checking and starting auxiliary equipment such as agitators, pumps and filters
Occupations:
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