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94110.00 – Chemical plant machine operators

Chemical plant machine operators monitor and operate units and machinery to blend, mix, process and package a wide range of specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cleaning and toiletry products.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Batch mixer - chemical processing
  • Blender operator - chemical processing
  • Capsule machine operator - chemical processing
  • Evaporator operator - chemical processing
  • Formulations blender operator - chemical processing
  • Glue blender - chemical processing
  • Granulator machine operator - chemical processing
  • Mixer - chemical processing
  • Screener - chemical processing
  • Soap maker

Core competencies

  • Operation and Control to start up, shut down and clean equipment and to operate equipment from control rooms
  • Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment to monitor reaction processes and transfers of products in conformance with safety procedures
  • Control of Settings to adjust controls to regulate temperature, pressure, feed or flow of liquids or gases and timing of prescribed reactions during blending, mixing and packaging processes
  • Rate Control and Reaction Time to swiftly adapt to dynamic changes, maintain system stability, ensure safety, monitor parameters effectively and optimize overall performance in power generation and distribution
  • Attention to Detail to accurately follow formulation cards, measure ingredients and monitor reaction processes, minimizing errors that can lead to product defects, safety hazards or regulatory non-compliance
  • Knowledge in Chemistry to understand how different substances behave under various conditions, such as temperature and pressure and how they interact with each other

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Monitor meters, gauges and electronic instrumentation on one or more chemical processing or formulation units, such as mixers, kettles, blenders, dryers, tabletting, encapsulation, granulation and coating machines
  • Measure, weigh and load chemical ingredients following formulation cards
  • Start up, shut down, troubleshoot and clean equipment
  • Adjust processing machines and equipment
  • Monitor reaction processes and transfers of products in conformance with safety procedures
  • Take samples and perform routine chemical and physical tests of products
  • Record production data
  • May operate equipment from a control room or from control consoles located near the production units.

Additional information

  • Mobility between employers producing similar products is possible for some of the more skilled operators in this unit group.
  • Personal protective equipment may be required when working with some types of chemicals or pharmaceuticals.
  • Progression to supervisory positions or to process control occupations is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing (93101)
  • Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities (92011)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

94 – Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing

Sub-major group

941 – Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers

Minor group

9411 – Machine operators and related workers in chemical, plastic and rubber processing

Unit group

94110 – Chemical plant machine operators

Occupational profile

94110.00 – Chemical plant machine operators

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