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Nitroglycerin separator operator

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Chemical equipment operative Chemical equipment operator Chemical equipment worker Gravity separator operator Nitro-separator operative Nitro-separator operator Nitroglycerin gravity separator Nitroglycerin separator operative Nitroglycerin separator tender Nitroglycerin separator worker Nitroglycerin- separator operative Nitroglycerin-separator operator Nitroglycerin-separator tender Nitroglycerin-separator worker

Nitroglycerin separator operators maintain the gravity separator, used in explosives processing, controlling the temperature and liquid flow, in order to separate nitroglycerin from spent acids.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Setting up, starting, controlling, adjusting and stopping machines and plant;
(b) Monitoring reaction processes and transfers of products in conformity with safety procedures;
(c) Monitoring meters, gauges and electronic instrumentation on one or more chemical or formulation units, such as mixers, kettles, blenders, dryers, tabletting, encapsulation, granulation and coating machines;
(d) Measuring, weighing and loading chemical ingredients following formulation cards;
(e) Making samples and performing routine chemical and physical tests of products and recording production data;
(f) Cleaning and performing minor repairs to machines and plant.

Knowledge

  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Community sanitation

Digital competencies

  • Handling and disposing of hazardous materials
  • Operating mixing and separating machinery
  • Sorting materials or products
  • Operating petroleum, chemical or water processing systems or equipment
  • Monitoring quality of products

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.


Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Chemical and photographic products plant and machine operators

Chemical products plant and machine operators

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Chemical products plant and machine operators

421

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

6,78%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

37,29% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

38,82%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

5,02%

Part-time contracts

1,20% Turnover index

143

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Stationary plant and machine operators

68%

32%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Stationary plant and machine operators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Chemical and photographic products plant and machine operators

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Chemical products plant and machine operators

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
17%
Between 1 and 2 years
20%
Between 2 and 4 years
33%
Between 4 and 8 years
6%
More than 8 years
16%
Manufacturing
45%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
15%
Administrative and support service activities
8%
Construction
8%
Education
6%
Others
18%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.