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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 “Ethanol Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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