How do they match: Chemical Plant and System Operators

  • Production Operator
  • Production Technician

  • Confer with technical and supervisory personnel to report or resolve conditions affecting safety, efficiency, or product quality.
  • Direct workers engaged in operating machinery that regulates the flow of materials and products.
  • Draw samples of products and conduct quality control tests to monitor processing and to ensure that standards are met.
  • Interpret chemical reactions visible through sight glasses or on television monitors and review laboratory test reports for process adjustments.
  • Start pumps to wash and rinse reactor vessels, to exhaust gases or vapors, to regulate the flow of oil, steam, air, or perfume to towers, or to add products to converter or blending vessels.
  • Turn valves to regulate flow of products or byproducts through agitator tanks, storage drums, or neutralizer tanks.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
  • Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
  • Confer with others to resolve production problems or equipment malfunctions.
  • Direct operational or production activities.
  • Estimate material requirements for production.
  • Inspect production equipment.
  • Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.
  • Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.