Job Description:

• 1) Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in controlling equipment to produce nitric acid from anhydrous ammonia and reprocessing nitric acid to produce solid and liquid fertilizers and fertilizer materials: Directs workers in setting up equipment according to product specifications, using knowledge of equipment functions and chemical processes involved.

• 2) Observes recording-instrument charts, flowmeters, and gauges to determine processing conditions, and analyzes laboratory test results to verify conformance of product to specifications.

• 3) Trains workers in operation of equipment.