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Nitrator operator

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Biazzi nitrator operator Biazzi-nitrator operator Binitrotoluene operator Explosives monitoring and storage attendant Explosives monitoring and storage worker Mononitrotoluene operator Nitroglycerin nitrator operator Nitroglycerin-nitrator operator Tetryl nitrator operator Tetryl-nitrator operator

Nitrator operators monitor and control equipment that processes chemical substances to produce explosives. They are responsible for the product storage in tanks.

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
  • Mathematics

Digital competencies

  • Complying with operational procedures
  • Operating mixing and separating machinery
  • Moving or lifting materials, equipment, or supplies
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Assisting and supporting co-workers

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

  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Sheet and structural metal workers, moulders and welders, and related workers

Sheet metal workers

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Sheet metal workers

407

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

6,79%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

7,83% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

39,92%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

3,77%

Part-time contracts

1,17% Turnover index

134

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-8%

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.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

66%

34%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

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

Sheet and structural metal workers, moulders and welders, and related workers

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?

Sheet metal workers

No experience
7%
Less than 1 year
18%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
34%
Between 4 and 8 years
6%
More than 8 years
16%
Manufacturing
50%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
14%
Administrative and support service activities
7%
Construction
6%
Education
5%
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.