Profession wax bleacher
Wax bleachers operate and maintain filter presses and tanks, used in wax bleaching, for candle production processes.
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Personality Type
- Realistic / Conventional
Skills
- Communicate with external laboratories
Communicate with the external analytical laboratories in order to manage the required external testing process.
- Measure chemical substance viscosity
Measure the viscosity of the mixed ingredients by using a viscosimeter.
- Tend wax bleaching machinery
Tend machinery used in candlemaking such as vats and filter presses to bleach wax.
- Transfer wax
Transfer the wax from the press into tanks by turning on the valves.
- Use personal protection equipment
Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.
- Melt wax
Safely heat wax to the correct temperature so it melts and becomes a pliable susbtance.
- Measure materials
Measure the raw materials prior to their loading in the mixer or in machines, ensuring they conform with the specifications.
- Adjust liquefaction temperature
Adjust the thermostat to obtain the temperature that it is according to specifications required for wax liquefaction.
- Apply health and safety standards
Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.
- Pump wax
Pump the molten wax through the filter press.
- Pack charcoal
Pack the granulated charcoal on to the facets of the filter press.
- Dump batches
Dump the batches into conveyors making sure the specifications such as the mixing time are followed.