| Job Title |
Chief Operator |
| Job Description |
Controls Chemical Process Equipment From Instrumented Control
Board Or Other Control Station: Monitors Recording Instruments,
Flowmeters, Panel Lights, And Other Indicators, And Listens For
Warning Signals To Verify Conformity Of Process Conditions To
Plant Standards Of Safety And Efficiency. Moves Control Settings
Or Notifies Chemical Operator (chemical) Iii 559.382-018 Or
Other Workers To Make Control Adjustments On Equipment Units
Affecting Speed Of Chemical Reactions And Quality And Yield Of
Product, Using Telephone Or Intercommunications System. Notifies
Maintenance, Stationary-engineering, And Other Auxiliary
Personnel To Correct Equipment Malfunctions And Adjust Power,
Steam, Water, Or Air Supply As Indicated. Confers With Technical
And Supervisory Personnel To Report Or Resolve Conditions
Affecting Safety, Efficiency, And Product Quality. Interprets
Chemical Reactions Visible Through Sight Glasses Or On
Television Monitor And Reviews Laboratory Test Reports To
Determine Need For Process Adjustments. Inspects Equipment For
Potential And Actual Hazards, Wear, Leaks, And Other Conditions
Requiring Maintenance Or Shutdown. Records Instrument Readings,
Process Conditions, And Other Operating Data In Shift Log,
Calculating Material Requirements Or Product Yield As Necessary
From Standard Formulas. Manually Regulates Or Shuts Down
Equipment During Emergency Situations, As Directed By
Supervisory Personnel. May Be Designated According To Product
Produced As Chief Operator, Ammonium Sulfate (chemical);
According To Equipment Used As Chief Operator, Reformer
(chemical); Or According To Chemical Process As Chief Operator,
Purification And Reaction (chemical); Chief Operator, Synthesis
(chemical).
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