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Career Details :: Chemical Equipment Tenders
Description
Tend equipment in which a chemical change or reaction takes place in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Typical equipment used are devulcanizers, batch stills, fermenting tanks, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
Tasks
- Loads specified amounts of chemicals into processing equipment.
- Starts pumps and agitators, turns valves, or moves controls of processing equipment to admit, transfer, filter, or mix chemicals.
- Notifies maintenance engineer of equipment malfunction.
- Assists other workers in preparing and maintaining equipment.
- Tests samples to determine specific gravity, composition, or acidity, using chemical test equipment such as hydrometer or pH meter.
- Inventories supplies received and consumed.
- Drains equipment and pumps water or other solution through to flush and clean tanks or equipment.
- Observes gauges, meters, and panel lights to monitor operating conditions, such as temperature or pressure.
- Records data in log from instruments and gauges concerning temperature, pressure, materials used, treating time, and shift production.
- Observes safety precautions to prevent fires and explosions.
- Draws sample of products for analysis to aid in process adjustments and maintain production standards.
- Weighs, measures, or mixes prescribed quantities of materials.
- Adjusts valves or controls to maintain system within specified operating conditions.
- Replaces filtering media or makes minor repairs to equipment, using hand tools.
- Patrols work area to detect leaks and equipment malfunctions, and monitor operating conditions.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Processing Information
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Degree of Automation
- Consequence of Error
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Responsible for Others' Health & Safety
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