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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 “Ethanol Operator”

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

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

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