Job Profile:      Acid Bleacher


Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.

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Observe safety precautions to prevent fires or explosions.Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained.Control or operate equipment in which chemical changes or reactions take place during the processing of industrial or consumer products.
Measure, weigh, and mix chemical ingredients, according to specifications.Inspect equipment or units to detect leaks or malfunctions, shutting equipment down, if necessary.Patrol work areas to detect leaks or equipment malfunctions or to monitor operating conditions.
Test product samples for specific gravity, chemical characteristics, pH levels, concentrations, or viscosities, or send them to laboratories for testing.Draw samples of products at specified stages so that analyses can be performed.Record operational data, such as temperatures, pressures, ingredients used, processing times, or test results.
Notify maintenance engineers of equipment malfunctions.Add treating or neutralizing agents to products, and pump products through filters or centrifuges to remove impurities or to precipitate products.Open valves or start pumps, agitators, reactors, blowers, or automatic feed of materials.
Read plant specifications to determine products, ingredients, or prescribed modifications of plant procedures.Drain equipment, and pump water or other solutions through to flush and clean tanks or equipment.Make minor repairs, lubricate, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
Flush or clean equipment, using steam hoses or mechanical reamers.Observe and compare colors and consistencies of products to instrument readings and to laboratory and standard test results.Implement appropriate industrial emergency response procedures.
Dump or scoop prescribed solid, granular, or powdered materials into equipment.Estimate materials required for production and manufacturing of products.Inventory supplies received and consumed.
Direct activities of workers assisting in control or verification of processes or in unloading of materials.





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The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs.The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).The ability to see details at a distance.The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
The ability to see under low light conditions.The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting.The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated.The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.




Select Tools
Air purifying respiratorsAir scrubbersAugers
Axial flow fansBarometersBatch dryers
Belt conveyorsBelt dryersBlenders
Blending vesselsBlowersBourdon tubes
Brine concentratorsBucket elevatorsCalibrated rods
Capacitance probesCatalytic convertersCentrifugal fans
Centrifugal pumpsChain conveyorsChemical reactor vessels
Chemical reactorsChemical splash gogglesCirculation heaters
CollectorsColorimetersCombustion gas turbines
Continuous tray dryersCooling towersCrystallizers
DemineralizersDigital surface thermometersDistillers
Drum dryersExtractorsFermentation chambers
Filler pressesFire blanketsFire extinguishers
Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometersFlow metersFractionators
Gas chromatographs GCGas expandersGas-liquid separators
Gear pumpsGrease gunsHeat exchangers
HumidifiersHydraulic accumulatorsIndustrial dryers
Industrial filtersInfrared spectroscopic equipmentLaboratory evaporators
LaddersLiquid-liquid separatorsManometers
Mechanical reamersMedia filtersNeutralizer tanks
Packed towersPersonal protective equipmentPipe wrenches
Pneumatic conveying dryersPositive displacement pumpsPressure gauges
Protective face shieldsReactorsReciprocating compressors
Reciprocating pumpsRecovery unitsRespirators
Reverse osmosis systemsRotary cylindrical dryersRotary pumps
Rotating equipmentSafety gogglesSafety shoes
Screw conveyorsScrewdriversSelf-contained breathing apparatus
Soap-spray storage tanksSpectrophotometersSpray dryers
Steam hosesSteam turbinesStorage drums
Thermocouple temperature probesThermocouplesTray towers
Two way radiosVacuum pumpsWater clarifiers
Water softenersWaxing buffersWelding helmets

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