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Job Description

Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-8099.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biofuels Processing Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Biodiesel Production Associate”

Monitor and record flow meter performance.
Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems.
Preprocess feedstock in preparation for physical, chemical, or biological fuel production processes.
Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
Rebuild, repair, or replace biofuels processing equipment components.
Clean biofuels processing work area, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
Calibrate liquid flow devices and meters including fuel, chemical, and water meters.
Measure and monitor raw biofuels feedstock.
Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
Calculate, measure, load, or mix refined feedstock used in biofuels production.
Operate chemical processing equipment for the production of biofuels.
Perform routine maintenance on mechanical, electrical, or electronic equipment or instruments used in the processing of biofuels.
Monitor stored biofuels products or secondary by-products until reused or transferred to users.
Process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels.
Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
Coordinate raw product sourcing or collection.
Assess the quality of biofuels additives for reprocessing.
Operate equipment, such as a centrifuge, to extract biofuels products and secondary by-products or reusable fractions.

Related Technology & Tools

Pressure gauges
Heat exchangers
Flow control valves FCV
Dust and particulate respirators
Stop valves
Level transmitters
Methanators
Steam boilers
Personal computers
Electric timing devices
Glass graduated cylinders
Flow transmitters
Throttle control valves TCV
Viscosity meters
Sample ports
Mobile radios
Temperature sensors
Mole sieves
Fall protection harnesses
Halogen moisture balances
Forklifts
Reaction flasks
Skid steer loaders
Vacuum systems
Hazardous material spill kits
Agitators
Pallet jacks
Adjustable hand wrenches
High vacuum evaporation systems
Gravity convection ovens
Static mixers
Belt filters
Air compressors
Cooling towers
Safety gloves
Chain hoists
Autotitrators
Binocular light compound microscopes
Ball valves
Materials dryers
Moisture analyzers
Protective ear plugs
Infrared temperature guns
Straight screwdrivers
Emissions monitoring systems
High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
Fermentation processing vessels
Gas chromatographs GC
Desktop computers
Milling equipment
Digital hydrometers
Wheeled front end loaders
Water samplers
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Air monitoring equipment
pH probes
Gate butterfly valves
Self-contained breathing apparatus
Sifting screens
Demineralizers
Pneumatic conveyor systems
Stripper columns
Hand sampling pumps
Emergency alarm systems
Phillips head screwdrivers
Crusher screens
Reverse osmosis equipment
Portable refractometers
Distillation columns
Benchtop centrifuges
Titrators
Belt conveyor systems

Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
Digital control systems DCS
Human machine interface HMI software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Inventory control software