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Chemical engineering technician

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

Other denominations:
Chemical engineering developer Chemical engineering technician Chemical engineering worker Chemical industry engineering technician Chemical operations engineering technician Chemical process engineering technician Chemical research technician Production chemistry technician

Chemical engineering technicians transform raw materials in order to develop and test chemical products. They also work on improving chemical plant operations and processes.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Assisting in research on and development of industrial chemical processes, plant and equipment, or testing prototypes;
(b) Designing and preparing layouts of chemical plants according to the specifications given;
(c) Preparing detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for manufacture and installation, according to the specifications given;
(d) Monitoring technical aspects of the construction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of chemical plants to ensure satisfactory performance and compliance with specifications and regulations;
(e) Conducting chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists and engineers in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials.

Knowledge

  • Chemistry
  • Electricity and energy
  • Management and administration
  • Community sanitation
  • Engineering and engineering trades not further defined

Digital competencies

  • Developing operational policies and procedures
  • Analysing business operations
  • Planning events and programmes
  • Supervising a team or group
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients

Digital competencies

  • Accessing and analysing digital data
  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Leading others
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Collaborating in teams and networks

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Rubber, plastic and paper products machine operators

Plastic products machine operators

Other occupations of the professional group

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

Plastic products machine operators

1.055

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

17,99%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

16,87% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

68,65%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

8,71%

Part-time contracts

1,20% Turnover index

380

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-3%

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

66%

34%

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

Rubber, plastic and paper products 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?

Plastic products machine operators

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
24%
Between 1 and 2 years
14%
Between 2 and 4 years
27%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
20%
Manufacturing
44%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
13%
Construction
12%
Administrative and support service activities
8%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6%
Others
17%

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.