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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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