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- Chemical processing plant controllers

Chemical processing plant controllers operate and monitor chemical plants and related multi-function process control machinery, and adjust and maintain, processing units and equipment which distil, filter, separate, heat or refine chemicals.
(a)   Tasks include -
operating electronic or computerized control panel from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units;
adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, controls and process equipment;
controlling the preparation, measuring and feeding of raw materials and processing agents such as catalysts and filtering media into plant;
controlling process start-up and shut-down, troubleshooting and monitoring outside process equipment;
verifying equipment for malfunctions, carrying out routine operating tests and arranging for maintenance;
analyzing sample products, performing tests, recording data and writing production logs.

Chemical processing plant controllers