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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 “Kettle Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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