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Chemical processing plant controller
Chemical operator Chemical plant and system operator Chemical plant and systems monitor Chemical plant and systems monitoring technician Chemical plant and systems operator Chemical plant operations technician Chemical plant process operator Chemical plant systems technician Chemical processing plant controller Process plant operator
Chemical processing plant controllers control the chemical production process. They operate machines and systems, being responsible to monitor and maintain the equipment and the instruments in control.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Operating electronic or computerized control panel from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units;
(b) Adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, controls and process equipment;
(c) Controlling the preparation, measuring and feeding of raw materials and processing agents such as catalysts and filtering media into plant;
(d) Controlling process start-up and shut-down, troubleshooting and monitoring outside process equipment;
(e) Verifying equipment for malfunctions, carrying out routine operating tests and arranging for maintenance;
(f) Analysing sample products, performing tests, recording data and writing production logs.
Knowledge
- Chemistry
- Electricity and energy
- Software and applications development and analysis
- Chemical engineering and processes
- Mechanics and metal trades
Digital competencies
- Developing operational policies and procedures
- Complying with operational procedures
- Monitoring, inspecting and testing
- Directing operational activities
- Management skills
Digital competencies
- Accessing and analysing digital data
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Thinking creatively and innovatively
- Dealing with problems
- Communicating
Professional groups of the occupation
Technicians and associate professionals
Science and engineering associate professionals
Process control technicians
Chemical processing plant controllers
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Chemical processing plant controllers
15
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
12,30%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-31,82% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
66,67%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
26,67%
Part-time contracts
1,00% Turnover index
19
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.
Science and engineering associate professionals
70%
30%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Science and engineering associate professionals
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
Process control technicians
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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 processing plant controllers
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.
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