Chemical Plant and System Operators

Key skills

A typical day

• •Monitor recording instruments, flowmeters, panel lights, or other indicators and listen for warning signals to verify conformity of process conditions.
• •Regulate or shut down equipment during emergency situations, as directed by supervisory personnel.
• •Control or operate chemical processes or systems of machines, using panelboards, control boards, or semi-automatic equipment.
• •Move control settings to make necessary adjustments on equipment units affecting speeds of chemical reactions, quality, or yields.
• •Inspect operating units, such as towers, soap-spray storage tanks, scrubbers, collectors, or driers to ensure that all are functioning and to maintain maximum efficiency.

Fields of study

Any field