Minerals Mill Worker

Minerals Mill Worker

The Utility Operator must demonstrate the ability to adjust mill equipment to produce material in conformance with the quality program. The Utility Operator is responsible for operating the grinding mills within optimum operating, safety, and quality parameters while maintaining product API specifications. The incumbent is also responsible for feeding crude ore to the mills, periodic sampling of the ground product, the monitoring of plant equipment, and the transfer of finished product to designated holding tanks.

Job duties include operator maintenance, pre-operation inspections and operation monitoring. The Utility Operator must maintain communications with the Lab Technician to stay aware of process test results, must maintain the mill and compressor oil levels and proper operating conditions, must maintain adequate feed availability of the proper grade in the feed bins, and must maintain the optimum settings to obtain quality and cost-effective production.