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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 “Biofuels Processing Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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