A professional who tends filter that removes excess water from activated carbon slurry, preparatory to drying, for variety of industrial and consumer applications. Respnsibilities include:

• Moves lever to transfer carbon slurry from discharge chute onto revolving filter cloth.
• Raises and lowers spreader gate to spread carbon uniformly over surface of filter cloth.
• Dumps bags of processed carbon onto conveyor leading to shipping or storage area.
• Monitors vacuum gauge on filter and observes color of wash water to detect leaks in cloth.
• Scrapes carbon from surface of cloth, using wood paddle, to examine for leaks and other damage or wear.
• Flushes filter cloth with water hose preparatory to changing cloths.