chemical engineering technician

Description

Chemical engineering technicians transform raw materials in order to develop and test chemical products. They also work on improving chemical plant operations and processes.

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Related skills

• analyse experimental laboratory data (essential · skill/competence)
• apply safety procedures in laboratory (essential · skill/competence)
• calibrate laboratory equipment (essential · skill/competence)
• chemistry (essential · knowledge)
• collaborate with engineers (essential · skill/competence)
• determine production feasibility (essential · skill/competence)
• engineering principles (essential · knowledge)
• engineering processes (essential · knowledge)
• ensure compliance with environmental legislation (essential · skill/competence)
• execute analytical mathematical calculations (essential · skill/competence)
• green chemistry (essential · knowledge)
• laboratory techniques (essential · knowledge)
• oxidation (essential · knowledge)
• perform laboratory tests (essential · skill/competence)
• perform product testing (essential · skill/competence)
• prepare chemical samples (essential · skill/competence)
• production processes (essential · knowledge)
• quality assurance methodologies (essential · knowledge)
• risk management (essential · knowledge)
• run laboratory simulations (essential · skill/competence)
• test chemical samples (essential · skill/competence)
• translate formulae into processes (essential · skill/competence)
• use ICT systems (essential · skill/competence)
• work safely with chemicals (essential · skill/competence)
• analyse production processes for improvement (optional · skill/competence)
• analytical chemistry (optional · knowledge)
• archive scientific documentation (optional · skill/competence)
• assess hydrogen production technologies (optional · skill/competence)
• communicate with external laboratories (optional · skill/competence)
• computational chemistry (optional · knowledge)
• control production (optional · skill/competence)
• corrosion types (optional · knowledge)
• develop components separation processes (optional · skill/competence)
• dispose of hazardous waste (optional · skill/competence)
• energy efficiency (optional · knowledge)
• execute feasibility study on hydrogen (optional · skill/competence)
• hazardous waste storage (optional · knowledge)
• hazardous waste types (optional · knowledge)
• identify hazards in the workplace (optional · skill/competence)
• inorganic chemistry (optional · knowledge)
• keep records of work progress (optional · skill/competence)
• maintain chromotography machinery (optional · skill/competence)
• maintain laboratory equipment (optional · skill/competence)
• maintain nuclear reactors (optional · skill/competence)
• manage health and safety standards (optional · skill/competence)
• nuclear energy (optional · knowledge)
• nuclear reprocessing (optional · knowledge)
• radiation protection (optional · knowledge)
• recognise signs of corrosion (optional · skill/competence)
• recommend product improvements (optional · skill/competence)
• schedule production (optional · skill/competence)
• set production facilities standards (optional · skill/competence)
• supervise laboratory operations (optional · skill/competence)
• use chromatography software (optional · skill/competence)
• write batch record documentation (optional · skill/competence)

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