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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”.
Also Known As…
- Biofuels Processing Technicians
- Production Operator
- Process Technician
- Process Operator
- Operator
- Mash Preparatory Operator
- Kettle Operator
- Ethanol Operator
- Chemical Operator
- Board Operator
- Biofuels Processing Technician
- Biomass Plant Technician
- Biofuels Production Technician
- Biodiesel Production Technician
- Biodiesel Production Associate
- Biodiesel Processing Technician
- Biodiesel Process Control Technician
Tasks for “Biofuels Production Associate”
- Rebuild, repair, or replace biofuels processing equipment components.
- Monitor and record flow meter performance.
- Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems.
- Calibrate liquid flow devices and meters including fuel, chemical, and water meters.
- Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
- Calculate, measure, load, or mix refined feedstock used in biofuels production.
- Preprocess feedstock in preparation for physical, chemical, or biological fuel production processes.
- Process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels.
- Measure and monitor raw biofuels feedstock.
- Operate equipment, such as a centrifuge, to extract biofuels products and secondary by-products or reusable fractions.
- Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
- Coordinate raw product sourcing or collection.
- Operate chemical processing equipment for the production of biofuels.
- Assess the quality of biofuels additives for reprocessing.
- Clean biofuels processing work area, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
- Monitor stored biofuels products or secondary by-products until reused or transferred to users.
- Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
- Perform routine maintenance on mechanical, electrical, or electronic equipment or instruments used in the processing of biofuels.
- Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
Related Technology & Tools
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Dust and particulate respirators
- Halogen moisture balances
- Glass graduated cylinders
- Reaction flasks
- Portable refractometers
- Pallet jacks
- Methanators
- Cooling towers
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Electric timing devices
- Autotitrators
- Pneumatic conveyor systems
- Flow transmitters
- Emergency alarm systems
- Belt filters
- Fall protection harnesses
- Static mixers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Desktop computers
- Ball valves
- High vacuum evaporation systems
- Sample ports
- Hazardous material spill kits
- pH probes
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Vacuum systems
- Moisture analyzers
- Chain hoists
- Water samplers
- Heat exchangers
- Infrared temperature guns
- Agitators
- Gate butterfly valves
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
- Gravity convection ovens
- Pressure gauges
- Straight screwdrivers
- Titrators
- Skid steer loaders
- Wheeled front end loaders
- Reverse osmosis equipment
- Throttle control valves TCV
- Sifting screens
- Digital hydrometers
- Stop valves
- Air compressors
- Viscosity meters
- Materials dryers
- Crusher screens
- Mole sieves
- Level transmitters
- Safety gloves
- Emissions monitoring systems
- Air monitoring equipment
- Distillation columns
- Hand sampling pumps
- Temperature sensors
- Forklifts
- Milling equipment
- Fermentation processing vessels
- Personal computers
- Protective ear plugs
- Steam boilers
- Mobile radios
- Flow control valves FCV
- Belt conveyor systems
- Demineralizers
- Stripper columns
- Microsoft Word
- Inventory control software
- Human machine interface HMI software
- Digital control systems DCS
- Microsoft Excel
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS