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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 “Mash Preparatory Operator”

Rebuild, repair, or replace biofuels processing equipment components.
Monitor and record flow meter performance.
Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
Calibrate liquid flow devices and meters including fuel, chemical, and water meters.
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.
Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
Operate chemical processing equipment for the production of biofuels.
Clean biofuels processing work area, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
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.
Assess the quality of biofuels additives for reprocessing.
Perform routine maintenance on mechanical, electrical, or electronic equipment or instruments used in the processing of biofuels.
Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
Measure and monitor raw biofuels feedstock.
Process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels.
Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems.
Monitor stored biofuels products or secondary by-products until reused or transferred to users.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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