Bleacher operator jobs in Finland
Bleacher operators tend a machine that bleaches wood pulp to serve in the production of white paper. Different bleaching techniques are used to complement the various pulping methods, and to obtain different grades of whiteness.
Bleacher operator – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 27.53 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 20.12 €/h |
| Top tenth | 33.63 €/h |
| Employees | 5,531 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 24.59 €/h | 677 |
| Men | 27.86 €/h | 4,854 |
Bleacher operator - Which skills are essential?
Add the required amount of bleaching substances and additives and operate the bleaching part of the paper machine, which bleaches the pulp with liquid and solid chemicals, removing any remaining lignin and other impurities.
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Check and safely operate machines and equipment required for your work according to manuals and instructions.
The range of bleach and others chemicals used to remove the colour from materials in a steam cooking process, adjusting the brightness and colour of the materials.
Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in order to identify abnormalities.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.
Fill the mixing tank with the chemical ingredients, allowing also the water through the valves at the indicated mark on the tank wall.
Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.
Kinds of pulp are distinguished based on their fibre type and the specific chemical processes through which they were created.
Adjust the consistency of a chemical solution by cooking it or by injecting steam in order to dissolve it.
Measure the raw materials prior to their loading in the mixer or in machines, ensuring they conform with the specifications.
Bleacher operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Storage tanks for processing bleached paper pulp or other equipment for further steps in the papermaking procedure.
Dump the batches into conveyors making sure the specifications such as the mixing time are followed.
Oversee the data presented by a gauge concerning the measurement of pressure, temperature, thickness of a material, and others.
Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.
Dispose of dangerous materials such as chemical or radioactive substances according to environmental and to health and safety regulations.
Weigh materials and products, record weight and other relevant data on tags or labels.
Dispose of waste materials which pose no risk to health and safety in a manner which complies with recycling and waste management procedures.
Perform waste water treatment according to regulations checking for biological waste and chemical waste.
Avoid lesser quality and lower grades of recycled paper and pulp by keeping an eye open for stickies, plastics, colour, unbleached fibres, brightness, and dirt.
The different criteria used to determine differences in paper types such as coarseness and thickness, and the different fabrication methods and wood types from which the types of paper stem.
Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.
Add cooking chemicals and steam to dissolve lignin and separate the plant fibres, breaking down wood chips to recover pulp after a bleaching and drying process.
Perform cleaning routines after equipment use.
Prepare a comprehensive and unbiased report on wood technology production and progressive development of wood based materials.
Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical equipment.
Maintain required company records and forms in order to report any defective materials or questionable conditions of manufacturing machinery and equipment.
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
Tend agitation machine ensuring that there is a uniform agitation of the batch.
Monitor the conformity of the chemical process, checking all indicators or warning signals provided by the instruments such as recording instruments, flowmeters and panel lights.