| Job Title |
Chemical Operator Iii |
| Job Description |
Controls Equipment Units Or System That Processes Chemical
Substances Into Specified Industrial Or Consumer Products,
According To Knowledge Of Operating Procedures, Chemical
Reactions, Laboratory Test Results, And Correlation Of Process
Instrumentation: Reads Plant Specifications To Ascertain
Product, Ingredients, And Prescribed Modifications Of Plant
Procedures. Starts Automatic Feed Of Solid Or Semisolid
Materials Through Equipment Units, Such As Heating Vessels And
Mixing Tanks; Or Dumps Preweighed Ingredients Into Tanks,
Hoppers, Or Onto Conveyor. Moves Controls To Regulate Feed Of
Liquids And Gases Through Equipment In Specified Timing And
Sequence, Or Starts Automatic Feed. Sets Up And Adjusts
Indicating And Controlling Devices, Such As Gas Analyzers,
Recording Calorimeters, And Radiographic Detecting Or Gauging
Instruments To Facilitate Simultaneous Analysis And Control Of
Process Conditions. Observes Gauges, Signals, And Recording
Instruments, Turns Valves, And Moves Controls To Regulate
Temperatures, Pressures, And Flow Of Steam, Coolant, And
Chemical Constituents Through System To Effect Prescribed
Reaction Within Critical Limits, According To Knowledge Of
Equipment And Process. Draws Samples Of Product At Specified
Stages Of Synthesis And Performs Litmus, Titration,
Refractometer, Gas-analyses, Or Other Standard Tests To
Determine If Reaction Is Proceeding Efficiently And In
Conformity With Plant Standards. Observes Color Or Consistency
Of Product Through Sight Glasses, And Correlates Observations
With Test Results, Laboratory Analyses, And Instrument Readings
To Facilitate Regulation Of Process And Production Of
Standardized Product. Maintains Log Of Gauge Readings, Shift
Production, And Equipment Malfunctions. May Patrol Area To
Inspect Equipment For Leaks And Hazards And To Record Gauge
Readings. May Direct Activities Of Other Workers Assisting In
Control Or Verification Of Process. May Be Designated According
To Equipment Or System Controlled As Caustic-purification
Operator (chemical); Gas-generator Operator (chemical);
Lanolin-plant Operator (pharmaceut.); Sulfonator Operator
(chemical); Or According To Product Produced As Alkylation
Operator (chemical; Petrol. Refin.); Ethylene-oxide Panelboard
Operator (chemical); Polymer Operator (plastic-synth.);
Sodium-chlorite Operator (chemical).
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