Other duties include keeping records and calculating the need for new materials. Chemical equipment operators control the machinery in the plant. Although the types of chemical processing machines vary, the duties of operators are similar. Equipment operators turn valves and start pumps to get the chemicals moving through the machine at a certain rate. Then they change other controls that regulate temperature, pressure, and reaction time.
Operators monitor gauges to make sure the machine is running well.
They may take samples or run tests on the finished product. Finally, equipment operators keep track of instrument measurements. Chemical Processors is in the Manufacturing and Processing Career Cluster.