Preparer, active mass (chemical processes)

Chemical products plant and machine operators monitor and operate machines and equipment for blending, mixing, processing and packaging a wide range of chemical products.

• starting up, controlling, adjusting and shutting down machines and equipment;
• monitoring reaction and transformation processes in accordance with safety procedures;
• monitoring gauges and electronic devices on one or more units such as mixers, kettles, agitators, dryers, and tableting, encapsulating, granulating and coating machines;
• measuring, weighing and loading the required chemicals according to recipe cards;
• taking samples and performing routine chemical and physical tests on products, and recording production dates;
• cleaning and carrying out minor repairs to machines and equipment.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Operator, granulating equipment (pharmaceutical products and toiletries)
• Glue maker
• Machine operator, pharmaceutical products
• Machine operator, toiletries production
• Machine operator, explosives production
• Machine operator, paints, varnishes and dyes production
• Machine operator, milling (chemical and related processes)
• Machine operator, beating (chemical and related processes)
• Machine operator, mixing in chemical and related processes
• Machine operator, pulverising (chemical and related processes)