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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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