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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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