Biofuels Processing Technicians — Tasks

Task statements

• Rebuild, repair, or replace biofuels processing equipment components.
• Coordinate raw product sourcing or collection.
• 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.
• Measure and monitor raw biofuels feedstock.
• Preprocess feedstock in preparation for physical, chemical, or biological fuel production processes.
• Calculate, measure, load, or mix refined feedstock used in biofuels production.
• Monitor stored biofuels products or secondary by-products until reused or transferred to users.
• Assess the quality of biofuels additives for reprocessing.
• Clean biofuels processing work area, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
• Perform routine maintenance on mechanical, electrical, or electronic equipment or instruments used in the processing of biofuels.
• Calibrate liquid flow devices and meters, including fuel, chemical, and water meters.