Description
Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.
- • Adjust controls to regulate temperature, pressure, feed, or flow of liquids or gases and times of prescribed reactions, according to knowledge of equipment and processes.
- • Observe safety precautions to prevent fires or explosions.
- • Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained.
- • Control or operate equipment in which chemical changes or reactions take place during the processing of industrial or consumer products.
- • Measure, weigh, and mix chemical ingredients, according to specifications.
- • Inspect equipment or units to detect leaks or malfunctions, shutting equipment down, if necessary.
- • Patrol work areas to detect leaks or equipment malfunctions or to monitor operating conditions.
- • Test product samples for specific gravity, chemical characteristics, pH levels, concentrations, or viscosities, or send them to laboratories for testing.
- • Draw samples of products at specified stages so that analyses can be performed.
- • Record operational data, such as temperatures, pressures, ingredients used, processing times, or test results.
- • Notify maintenance engineers of equipment malfunctions.
- • Add treating or neutralizing agents to products, and pump products through filters or centrifuges to remove impurities or to precipitate products.
- • Open valves or start pumps, agitators, reactors, blowers, or automatic feed of materials.
- • Read plant specifications to determine products, ingredients, or prescribed modifications of plant procedures.
- • Drain equipment, and pump water or other solutions through to flush and clean tanks or equipment.
- • Make minor repairs, lubricate, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
- • Flush or clean equipment, using steam hoses or mechanical reamers.
- • Observe and compare colors and consistencies of products to instrument readings and to laboratory and standard test results.
- • Implement appropriate industrial emergency response procedures.
- • Dump or scoop prescribed solid, granular, or powdered materials into equipment.
- • Estimate materials required for production and manufacturing of products.
- • Inventory supplies received and consumed.
- • Direct activities of workers assisting in control or verification of processes or in unloading of materials.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
