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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 “Board Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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