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Job Description

Control or operate entire chemical processes or system of machines.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-8091.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 59,430.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 28.00
Currently, there are 33,300 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Chemical Plant and System Operators”.

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Tasks for “Checker”

Draw samples of products and conduct quality control tests to monitor processing and to ensure that standards are met.
Inspect operating units, such as towers, soap-spray storage tanks, scrubbers, collectors, or driers to ensure that all are functioning and to maintain maximum efficiency.
Direct workers engaged in operating machinery that regulates the flow of materials and products.
Turn valves to regulate flow of products or byproducts through agitator tanks, storage drums, or neutralizer tanks.
Monitor recording instruments, flowmeters, panel lights, or other indicators and listen for warning signals, to verify conformity of process conditions.
Calculate material requirements or yields according to formulas.
Interpret chemical reactions visible through sight glasses or on television monitors and review laboratory test reports for process adjustments.
Record operating data, such as process conditions, test results, or instrument readings.
Defrost frozen valves, using steam hoses.
Gauge tank levels, using calibrated rods.
Move control settings to make necessary adjustments on equipment units affecting speeds of chemical reactions, quality, or yields.
Regulate or shut down equipment during emergency situations, as directed by supervisory personnel.
Patrol work areas to ensure that solutions in tanks or troughs are not in danger of overflowing.
Control or operate chemical processes or systems of machines, using panelboards, control boards, or semi-automatic equipment.
Repair or replace damaged equipment.
Confer with technical and supervisory personnel to report or resolve conditions affecting safety, efficiency, or product quality.
Notify maintenance, stationary-engineering, or other auxiliary personnel to correct equipment malfunctions or to adjust power, steam, water, or air supplies.
Supervise the cleaning of towers, strainers, or spray tips.
Start pumps to wash and rinse reactor vessels, to exhaust gases or vapors, to regulate the flow of oil, steam, air, or perfume to towers, or to add products to converter or blending vessels.

Related Technology & Tools

Tensometers
Manometers
Converter vessels
Screw conveyors
Barometers
Rotary pumps
Chemical reactor vessels
Radiographic detecting instruments
Digital surface thermometers
Calibrated rods
Heating vessels
Panel lights
Distillation columns
Reciprocating compressors
Humidifiers
Steam turbines
Viscometers
Pressure gauges
Silencers
Chain conveyors
Hoppers
Bourdon tubes
Wet scrubbers
Personal protective equipment
Industrial fans
Centrifugal fans
Fire extinguishers
Bucket elevators
Thermocouple temperature probes
Axial flow fans
Hydraulic accumulators
Air conditioning systems
Control boards
Desktop computers
Collectors
Refrigeration systems
Agitator tanks
Conveyor feeders
Industrial dryers
Neutralizer tanks
Gas analyzers
Capacitance probes
Blending vessels
Soap-spray storage tanks
Industrial liquid flowmeters
Recording calorimeters
Thermocouples
Belt conveyors
Reciprocating pumps
Display screens
Mixing tanks
Storage drums
Centrifugal compressors
Positive displacement pumps
Centrifugal pumps
Panelboards
Cooling towers
Steam hoses
Effluent treatment systems
Boilers

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