Job Description:

• 1) Tends series of spheres or tanks to store and distribute liquid chemicals for use in production of industrial or consumer products, such as phosphoric acid, synthetic rubber, resins, and solvents: Observes flowmeters and pressure gauges, turns valves, and starts pumps to transfer fluid chemicals to or from specified tanks and to processing areas.

• 2) Gauges quantity of chemicals in tanks, using calibrated steel tape or rod and conversion tables.

• 3) Maintains records of materials received and distributed, gauge readings, pumping time, and storage dates.

• 4) Patrols tank farm area to inspect pumps, motors, valves, piping, and electrical ground-wire connections.

• 5) Reports leaks, temperature and pressure abnormalities, and other potential hazards.

• 6) May regulate admission of products through preliminary processing units, such as water-treating and refrigerating units, heat exchangers, and purification and filtration equipment.

• 7) May draw samples of chemicals for laboratory analysis or perform concentration, acidity, or composition tests, using standard test procedure and equipment.

• 8) May circulate fluids through weigh tanks to facilitate inventory control or supply processing areas with preweighed ingredients.