Chemical Plant and System Operators

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Direct workers engaged in operating machinery that regulates the flow of materials and products.
2. 02Move control settings to make necessary adjustments on equipment units affecting speeds of chemical reactions, quality, or yields.
3. 03Calculate material requirements or yields according to formulas.
4. 04Interpret chemical reactions visible through sight glasses or on television monitors and review laboratory test reports for process adjustments.
5. 05Monitor recording instruments, flowmeters, panel lights, or other indicators and listen for warning signals to verify conformity of process conditions.
6. 06Patrol work areas to ensure that solutions in tanks or troughs are not in danger of overflowing.
7. 07Defrost frozen valves, using steam hoses.
8. 08Draw samples of products and conduct quality control tests to monitor processing and to ensure that standards are met.
9. 09Record operating data, such as process conditions, test results, or instrument readings.
10. 10Start 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.
11. 11Notify maintenance, stationary engineering, or other auxiliary personnel to correct equipment malfunctions or to adjust power, steam, water, or air supplies.
12. 12Inspect operating units, such as towers, soap-spray storage tanks, scrubbers, collectors, or driers to ensure that all are functioning and to maintain maximum efficiency.

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