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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 “Production Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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