Control Room Operator

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Control Room Operator Page 1

Purpose & Objective of Position:

Oversees plant operations from the control room, this position reports directly to the (CRS) Control Room Supervisor and the CRS reports to the plant Process Manager.

To be successful in this position an individual needs to be able to be trained and or has acquired knowledge through working in various positions at the plant: (needs to be technical minded and have a systematic approach to making adjustments or solving process issues, must understand or have ability to be trained regarding process flow of material, able to identify equipment by name and explain how each equipment operates in the process, ability to communicate clearly and precise by radio or in person, requires the ability to stand or sit in one location for a minimum (12) hour shift, ability to monitor computer screens and make adjustments to the process based on working knowledge and or on-the- job training to operate the plant efficiently).Job

Duties & Responsibilities:

Must be able to read and write clearly, position requires maintaining shift reports, logging data for managers, and understanding/reviewing previous shift data trend at shift change

Responsible for maintaining a record of moisture samples and understands the importance of incoming raw material product mix and how that impacts plant production

Collects the process and fire dump samples and responsible for recording the data Works closely with the CRS and the CRS updates the Process Manager when assisting with stopping and starting equipment due to process interruption events

Communicates clearly with process or maintenance during repairs to understand what equipment is being worked on and that proper equipment lockout procedures are performed by those performing work with assisting with equipment lockout verification

Plant operation & maintenance relies on this position to help identify any process related concerns before it happens by studying each area of the plant by monitoring the computer for key indicators such as change in the (following: motor amp readings, moisture data trends, heat profiles, deluge type alarms, equipment fault rotations, & process flow changes due to mix or moisture changes are just a few of the many examples)
Must be able to safely start and stop plant operations during normal plant startup & scheduled down procedures

Must be able to safely stop the plant during an emergency event as explained in the emergency shutdown procedures

Requires frequent communication throughout the shift with the shift leader, press operator, loader operator, and QC lab Understands the importance of ensuring all temperature probes, pressure drop indicators, spark detection devices, air locks, dampers, & or cameras are operating and if not it is communicated immediately to the CRS (Control Room Supervisor) for attention/repair

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Control Room Operator (continued) Page 2

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Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsible for communicating with control operator leaving the shift, questioning shift with general overview of events, and what changes if any were made to material feed rate and or mix Required to email a shift summary report to all management personnel prior to the end of each shift

This position is in the center of all communications involving plant equipment start/stop, material mix change, increase or reduction with incoming material feed, & die specification changes in order to maximize pelleting throughput

After training can efficiently and effectively operate both the dry & reclaim side of the plant operations

Understands how the furnace gases and chamber temperatures interact with heat to the dryer for desired moisture % in the wood Knows how much dry material to process…