A professional who tends devulcanizers that process ground scrap rubber with chemical compounds under steam pressure to produce reclaim rubber. Respnsibilities include:

• Turns valves and observes gauges to drain specified quantities of materials, such as oil, pigments, and water onto scrap rubber in devulcanizer.
• Closes and bolts loading hatch to seal devulcanizer.
• Turns valves and observes gauges to maintain specified operating temperature and release steam pressure when unloading devulcanizer.
• May attach specified cycle chart to automatic timer.
• Records production data.
• May open discharge valve, allowing steam pressure to blow devulcanized rubber into holding tank.
• May weigh and dump ground scrap rubber into devulcanizers.
• May tend high-pressure devulcanizer and be designated High-Pressure Devulcanizer Operator.