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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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