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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”.
Also Known As…
- Chemical Plant and System Operators
- Production Technician
- Process Technician
- Process Operator
- Process Development Associate
- Process Control Operator
- Operator
- Operations Technician
- Machine Operator
- Loader Technician
- Chemical Operator
- Wash Operator
- Utility Operator
- Tower Operator
- Switchboard Operator
- Production Operator
- Pressure Controller
- Pharmaceutical Operator
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Machine Operator
- Pharmaceutical Development Technician
- Nitrogen Operator
- Nitric Acid Plant Operator
- Naphtha Washing System Operator
- Hydrogenation Operator
- Furnace Utility Operator
- Furnace Process Plant Operator
- Development Associate
- Denitrator
- Chief Operator
- Chemical Treatment Plant Technician
- Chemical Plant Operator
- Checker
- Bucket Wash Operator
- Badger Distiller Operator
- Ammonia Technician
- Ammonia Still Operator
Tasks for “Plant Associate”
- Monitor recording instruments, flowmeters, panel lights, or other indicators and listen for warning signals, to verify conformity of process conditions.
- 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.
- Defrost frozen valves, using steam hoses.
- Interpret chemical reactions visible through sight glasses or on television monitors and review laboratory test reports for process adjustments.
- Direct workers engaged in operating machinery that regulates the flow of materials and products.
- Regulate or shut down equipment during emergency situations, as directed by supervisory personnel.
- Control or operate chemical processes or systems of machines, using panelboards, control boards, or semi-automatic equipment.
- Turn valves to regulate flow of products or byproducts through agitator tanks, storage drums, or neutralizer tanks.
- Supervise the cleaning of towers, strainers, or spray tips.
- Repair or replace damaged equipment.
- Record operating data, such as process conditions, test results, or instrument readings.
- Patrol work areas to ensure that solutions in tanks or troughs are not in danger of overflowing.
- Gauge tank levels, using calibrated rods.
- Draw samples of products and conduct quality control tests to monitor processing and to ensure that standards are met.
- Calculate material requirements or yields according to formulas.
- Confer with technical and supervisory personnel to report or resolve conditions affecting safety, efficiency, or product quality.
- Move control settings to make necessary adjustments on equipment units affecting speeds of chemical reactions, quality, or yields.
- Notify maintenance, stationary-engineering, or other auxiliary personnel to correct equipment malfunctions or to adjust power, steam, water, or air supplies.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Converter vessels
- Reciprocating compressors
- Hydraulic accumulators
- Viscometers
- Radiographic detecting instruments
- Positive displacement pumps
- Fire extinguishers
- Thermocouples
- Personal protective equipment
- Mixing tanks
- Belt conveyors
- Steam hoses
- Centrifugal pumps
- Silencers
- Display screens
- Control boards
- Effluent treatment systems
- Desktop computers
- Cooling towers
- Panel lights
- Thermocouple temperature probes
- Wet scrubbers
- Digital surface thermometers
- Hoppers
- Heating vessels
- Barometers
- Pressure gauges
- Steam turbines
- Calibrated rods
- Recording calorimeters
- Centrifugal fans
- Centrifugal compressors
- Boilers
- Industrial liquid flowmeters
- Rotary pumps
- Capacitance probes
- Reciprocating pumps
- Blending vessels
- Panelboards
- Distillation columns
- Industrial dryers
- Neutralizer tanks
- Storage drums
- Collectors
- Chain conveyors
- Agitator tanks
- Chemical reactor vessels
- Conveyor feeders
- Axial flow fans
- Humidifiers
- Air conditioning systems
- Industrial fans
- Screw conveyors
- Bourdon tubes
- Bucket elevators
- Soap-spray storage tanks
- Manometers
- Refrigeration systems
- Gas analyzers
- Tensometers
- Coordinated incident management system CIMS software
- Alarm management system software
- Microsoft Word
- Distributed control system DCS
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Interlock shutdown systems