A professional who tends spray driers that evaporate water from slurries, forming caked or powdered product. Respnsibilities include:

• Pumps slurry to atomizer nozzle in drier and regulates spray of slurry as instructed.
• Observes temperature recorders and adjusts valves, controls, and dampers to heat or cool and direct air through drier to evaporate water or solidify slurry.
• Observes discharge conveyor for malfunctions or jamming to maintain uninterrupted flow of dried materials to storage.
• Rakes out accumulated cake or powder remaining in drier, and clears clogged lines, using length of wire.
• May place empty drums under discharge end of spray tower to be filled with specified amount of powdered emulsifier.
• May tend auxiliary equipment, such as cyclone filters and scrubbing tower to refine product or recover usable materials.