How do they match: Chemical Plant and System Operators

  • Calculate material requirements or yields according to formulas.
  • Direct workers engaged in operating machinery that regulates the flow of materials and products.
  • Notify maintenance, stationary engineering, or other auxiliary personnel to correct equipment malfunctions or to adjust power, steam, water, or air supplies.
  • 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.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
  • Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
  • Estimate material requirements for production.
  • Operate chemical processing or water treatment systems or equipment.
  • Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.