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Biofuels Processing Technicians

Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Production Occupations

Plant and System Operators

Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.

Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.

Monitor and record biofuels processing data.

Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.

Operate equipment, such as a centrifuge, to extract biofuels products and secondary by-products or reusable fractions.

Process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels.

Operate chemical processing equipment for the production of biofuels.

Monitor and record flow meter performance.

Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems.

Biofuels Processing Technicians

Overview

Career

What Biofuels Processing Technicians Do

Other Job Titles Biofuels Processing Technicians May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Biofuels Processing Technicians

Overview

Career

What Biofuels Processing Technicians Do

Other Job Titles Biofuels Processing Technicians May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Biofuels Processing Technicians

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