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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 “Process Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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