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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 “Mash Preparatory Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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