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

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

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