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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 “Biomass Plant Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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