Description
Set up and monitor the blender that crushes wastepaper and dry pulp sheets and mixes them with water to produce slurry for the production of paper and paper-related products.
Alternative labels
handle pulper
use pulper
operating pulper
run pulper
control pulper
activate pulper
operate pulpers
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Operate pulper is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Optional skill
Operate pulper is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Tissue paper perforating and rewinding operator: Tissue paper perforating and rewinding operators tend a machine that takes in tissue paper, perforates it, and rolls it up to create various types of sanitary paper.
Paper pulp moulding operator: Paper pulp moulding operators tend a machine that moulds paper pulp in various shapes, usually for use in lightweight but sturdy packaging material, such as egg boxes.
Pulp control operator: Pulp control operators operate and monitor multi-function process control machinery and equipment to control the processing of wood, scrap pulp, recycable paper and other cellulose materials in the production of pulp. They set up, operate and maintain the machinery, analyse the production results and adjust the process when necessary.
References
- Operate pulper – ESCO