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Career Guidance Knowledge natural sciences, mathematics and statistics K053 - physical sciences K0531 - chemistry Types of digesters
Description
This includes the stationary and rotary steam digesters, which cook wood chips in an acid solution to make pulp for use in the manufacture of paper.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Digester operatorDigester operators, or cooks, cook wood chips with soda ash or acid to separate the wood pulp from unwanted constituents. They test the resulting solution. Other titles The followi…
- Pulp control operatorPulp 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…
Related skills
- Operate digester machine
- Keep records of work progress
- Dispose of non-hazardous waste
- Supply machine
- Concentrate pulp slurry
- Deinking processes
- Troubleshoot
- Work safely with machines
- Types of pulp
- Perform machine maintenance
- Wear appropriate protective gear
- Test paper production samples
Last updated on February 18, 2026
