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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 “Chemical Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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