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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 “Chemical Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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