Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.

Other names for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders: Thiokol Operator, Tower Helper, Tungsten Tender, Twitchell Operator, Vaporizer, Varnish Filterer, Vessel Operator, Viscose Cellar Charge Hand, Viscose Cellar Worker, Wet Mix Operator, White Lead Filterer, Zinc Chloride Operator, Acetone Recovery Worker, Acetylene Plant Operator, Acid Bleacher, Acid Cleaner, Acid Concentrator, Acid Condenser, Acid Extractor, Acid Maker, Acid Operator, Acid Patroller, Acid Plant Helper, Acid Plant Operator, Acid Polymerization Operator, Acid Purifier, Acid Recovery Operator, Acid Regenerator, Acid Remover, Acid Retort Operator, Acid Tender, Acid Treater, Aluminum Hydroxide Process Operator, Ammonia Distiller, Ammonia Nitrate Operator, Ammonia Still Operator, Ball Mill Operator, Blow Down Operator, Boiling Tub Operator, Burner Operator, Butadiene Convertor Operator, C D Reactor Operator, C D Still Operator, C D Stripper, Cadmium Liquor Maker, Cat Cracker Operator, Catalyst Operator, Catalyst Recovery Operator, Catalyst Unit Operator, Catalytic Converter Operator, Catalytic Converter Operator Helper, Caustic Liquor Maker, Caustic Operator, Caustic Plant Worker, Caustic Preparer, Caustic Purification Operator, Caustic Room Operator, Causticiser, CD Reactor Operator, Cell Operator, Cell Tender, Chamber Walker, Chamber Worker, Chemical Compounder, Chemical Equipment Controller, Chemical Operator, Chemical Process Operator, Chemical Processor, Chemical Tank Worker, Chemical Treatment Operator, Chemical Unit Operator, Chlorination Operator, Chlorinator, Chlorinator Operator, Chlorine Cells Operator, Chlorine Operator, Clay Plant Treater, Coagulating Bath Operator, Coagulating Operator, Contact Acid Plant Operator, Control Board Operator, Cracking Still Operator, Cracking Unit Operator, Crystalizer Tender, Cuprous Chloride Helper, De-Ionizer Operator, Dehydrogenation Converter Operator, Desulphuring Operator, Desulphurizer Operator, Devulcanizer Loader, Devulcanizer Operator, Devulcanizer Tender, Dissolver Operator, Drug Department Worker, Dust Collector Operator, Fermenter Operator, Filteration Operator, Gas Treater, Gasoline Catalyst Operator, Generator Operator, Glycerine Plant Operator, Hydrochloric Acid Operator, Hydrogen Operator, Impregnator Operator, Ion Exchange Operator, Kettle Operator, Lye Treater, Mercury Purifier, Mercury Washer, Multiskill Operator, MVA Operator (Monovinylacetylene Operator), MVA Reactor Operator (Monovinylacetylene Reactor Operator), MVA Still Operator (Monovinylacetylene Still Operator), Neutralizer, Nitroglycerin Distributor, Nitroglycerin Neutralizer, Nitroglycerin Separator Operator, Outside Operator, Oxidation Operator, Oxygen Plant Operator, Pan Helper, Para Machine Operator, Paradi Operator, Pharmaceutical Worker, Pigment Processor, Pilot Control Operator, Poacher Operator, Poly Operator, Poly Plant Operator, Polymerization Kettle Operator, Pond Tender, Process Operator, Production Operator, Production Technician, Purification Operator Helper, Raymond Mill Operator, Reactor Operator, Resin Maker, Ripening Room Hand, Ripening Room Operator, Salt Machine Operator, Salt Maker, Salt Plant Operator, Salt Refiner, Soda Column Operator, Soda Dialyzer, Soda Maker, Spray Dry Operator, Stock Preparation Operator, Sublimer,

• Adjust controls to regulate temperature, pressure, feed, and flow of liquids and gases, and times of prescribed reactions, according to knowledge of equipment and processes.
• Observe safety precautions to prevent fires and explosions.
• Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained.
• Control and operate equipment in which chemical changes or reactions take place during the processing of industrial or consumer products.
• Measure, weigh, and mix chemical ingredients, according to specifications.
• Inspect equipment or units to detect leaks and malfunctions, shutting equipment down if necessary.
• Patrol work areas to detect leaks and equipment malfunctions, and to monitor operating conditions.
• Test product samples for specific gravity, chemical characteristics, pH levels, and concentrations or viscosities, or send them to laboratories for testing.
• Draw samples of products at specified stages so that analyses can be performed.
• Record operational data such as temperatures, pressures, ingredients used, processing times, or test results.
• Notify maintenance engineers of equipment malfunctions.
• Add treating or neutralizing agents to products, and pump products through filters or centrifuges in order to remove impurities or to precipitate products.
• Open valves or start pumps, agitators, reactors, blowers, or automatic feed of materials.
• Read plant specifications to determine products, ingredients, and prescribed modifications of plant procedures.
• Drain equipment, and pump water or other solutions through in order to flush and clean tanks and equipment.
• Make minor repairs, and lubricate and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
• Flush or clean equipment, using steam hoses or mechanical reamers.
• Observe and compare colors and consistencies of products to instrument readings, and to laboratory and standard test results.
• Implement appropriate industrial emergency response procedures.
• Dump or scoop prescribed solid, granular, or powdered materials into equipment.
• Estimate materials required for production and manufacturing of products.
• Inventory supplies received and consumed.
• Direct activities of workers assisting in control or verification of processes, or in unloading of materials.